2026/05/29 by You Nong, Gui-Yuan Wei, Wei Hai-yong +4 · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies #Plant Diversity and Evolution #Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
paper · pdf · doi:10.3897/phytokeys.275.189773
openalex publication_date 2026/05/29 · openalex created_date 2026/05/30 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02
Ophiorrhiza bibracteata (Rubiaceae), a new species from northwest Guangxi, China, is described and illustrated. It can be distinguished from its allies O. mitchelloides , O. nanlingensis and O. grandibracteolata by the shape and size of the bracts (ovate, 8–11 mm long) and the shape and size of the calyx lobes (triangular, 0.8–1.0 mm long, glabrous, with glands between the lobes). According to the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria, the new species is assessed as Data Deficient (DD) until more information becomes available.