A new species of Mahonia (Berberidaceae) from China

Authors: WU, JIAN-YONG; QIN, HAI-NING¹; HE, SHUN-ZHI²

Source: Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 159, Number 2, February 2009 , pp. 357-361(5)

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Abstract:

A new species, Mahonia monodens J.Y.Wu, H.N.Qin & S.Z.He, sp. nov. (Berberidaceae), is described from Guangxi, China. Its distinguishing characters, description, detailed illustration and taxonomic comments are given. The species was compared with the related species, M. microphylla, and a diagnostic key is provided. The new species is critically endangered (CR) according to the categories and criteria of the World Conservation Union. © 2009 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2009, 159, 357-361.

Keywords: conservation; endemic; IUCN red list; Mahonia monodens sp. nov; single dentate

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8339.2008.00915.x

Affiliations: 1: State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China 2: School of Pharmacy, Guiyang Medical University, Guizhou 550002, China

Publication date: 2009-02-01