2017•Nordic Journal of BotanyRequires access

Sorbus cibagouensis sp. nov. (Rosaceae) from Zayü County, southeastern Xizang, China

Zhijian Yin, Mingxu Zhao, Fanglin Tang, HONG-YAN SUN, Hua Xin Peng

Abstract

Sorbus cibagouensis sp. nov. (Rosaceae subfam. Rosaceae), a new taxon from Cibagou National Nature Reserve, Zayü County, southeastern Xizang (Tibet), China, is described and illustrated. It is related to S. monbeigii (Cardot) Balakr., but primarily differs in the number of styles ( S. cibagouensis = 5; S. monbeigii = 4) and the shape of stipules and leaves ( S. cibagouensis : stipules caducous, small, with entire margin, leaflets in 9–11 pairs; S. monbeigii : stipules persistent, large, serrate, leaflets in 6–8 (–10) pairs).

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Key concepts: Stipule, Rosaceae, Biology, Botany, Taxon, China, Geography, Archaeology