Wednesday, February 26, 2025

[Botany • 2019] Agapetes yingjiangensis (Ericaceae) • A New epiphytic Species from Yunnan, China

 

Agapetes yingjiangensis Y.H.Tong, B.M.Wang & N.H.Xia, 

in Tong, Wang et Xia. 2019.

Abstract
Agapetes yingjiangensis (Ericaceae), a new species from Yingjiang County, Yunnan Province, China is described and illustrated. This new species is somewhat similar to A. mannii Hemsl., but differs in having brown-hirsute young branches, acute mucronate apex of the leaf blade and sparsely hirsute pedicel, calyx tube and corolla. A key to Chinese species with small (less than 2.5 cm) entire leaves in Agapetes sect. Agapetes ser. Longifiles is included.

Agapetes yingjiangensis sp. nov. 
(A) habit, (B) young leaf, showing ciliate margin, (C) flower, (D) stamens, front and lateral view, (E) style.

Agapetes yingjiangensis Y.H.Tong, B.M.Wang & N.H.Xia


Yi-Hua Tong, Bing-Mou Wang and Nianhe Xia. 2019. Agapetes yingjiangensis (Ericaceae), A New epiphytic Species of A . ser. Longifiles from Yunnan, China. Nordic Journal of Botany. 37(1); e02171. DOI: doi.org/10.1111/njb.02171