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[Botany • 2025] Lagerstroemia yangchunensis (Lythraceae) • A New Species from Guangdong, China
Abstract A new species from southern China, Lagerstroemia yangchunensis B.H.Wu & G.D.Chen, sp. nov., is described in the present paper. This species is morphologically similar to L. duperreana Pierre ex Gagnep., but can be distinguished by its coarse bark with vertical fissures, calyx lobes glabrous inside, and flowers with shorter pseudopedicels and petals with longer claws. Detailed morphological characteristics, habitat information, and comparisons with similar species are provided. Key words: Crape myrtle, Flora, new species, Yangchun Lagerstroemia yangchunensis B.H.Wu & G.D.Chen, sp. nov. Diagnosis. Lagerstroemia yangchunensis is morphologically similar to L. duperreana, but distinguished by its coarse bark with vertical fissures, calyx lobes glabrous inside, and flowers with shorter pseudopedicels and petals with longer claws. Bao-Huan Wu, Xiu-Ting Liu, Zi-Yu Bao, Xiao-Yan Ma, Ying Chen, Guo-Di Chen, Xing Hu, Guo-Feng Liu and Se-Ping Dai. 2025. Lagerstroemia yangchunensis (Lythraceae), A New Species from Guangdong, China. PhytoKeys. 255: 35-40. DOI: doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.255.138826 |
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