Sabia wudangensis (Sabiaceae), a New Species from Hubei Province, China

2025/04/29 by Zunwei Ke, Qin Liu, Qi-Liang Gan · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Botanical Research and Chemistry #Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies #Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions

paper · doi:10.5735/085.062.0121

openalex publication_date 2025/04/29 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11

Abstract

Sabia wudangensis Q.L. Gan & Z.W. Ke (Sabiaceae) is described and illustrated as a new species from western Hubei Province, central China. It morphologically resembles S. paniculata, S. limoniacea and S. swinhoei, but differs from them by having green twigs; narrow oblong-elliptic or narrowly elliptic-obovate leaves with dorsally glabrous laminae; a shorter petiole; an inflorescence pubescent with curved hairs; petals without purplish red stripes; 5 or 4 stamens that lack purplish red spots; and an endocarp that has 2–3 marginal foveolate cavity lines, concave surfaces and lacking a protruding midrib.

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