Two new species of Hiptage (Malpighiaceae) from Yunnan, Southwest of China

Bin Yang; Hong-Bo Ding; Jian-Wu Li; Yun-Hong Tan

doi:10.3897/phytokeys.110.28673

Two new species of Hiptage (Malpighiaceae) from Yunnan, Southwest of China

PhytoKeys. 2018 Nov 5:(110):81-89. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.110.28673. eCollection 2018.

Authors

Bin Yang^{1

2}, Hong-Bo Ding^{1

2}, Jian-Wu Li^{1

2}, Yun-Hong Tan^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yezin, Nay Pyi Taw 05282, Myanmar Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences Yezin China.
² Centre for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Mengla, Yunnan 666303, PR China Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences Yunnan China.

Abstract

Hiptagepauciflora Y.H. Tan & Bin Yang and Hiptageferruginea Y.H. Tan & Bin Yang, two new species of Malpighiaceae from Yunnan, South-western China are here described and illustrated. Morphologically, H.pauciflora Y.H. Tan & Bin Yang is similar to H.benghalensis (L.) Kurz and H.multiflora F.N. Wei; H.ferruginea Y.H. Tan & Bin Yang is similar to H.calcicola Sirirugsa. The major differences amongst these species are outlined and discussed. A diagnostic key to the two new species of Hiptage and their closely related species is provided.

Keywords: Hiptage; Malpighiaceae; China; Yunnan; samara.