Dianyuea gen. nov. (Salicaceae: Scyphostegioideae) from southwestern China

30 December 2016

Shang, Ce; Liao, Shuai; Guo, Yong-Jie; Zhang, Zhi-Xiang

Dianyuea C. Shang, S. Liao & Z. X. Zhang, a new monotypic genus of Salicaceae based on Flacourtia turbinata H. J. Dong & H. Peng, is described and illustrated. Morphologically, Dianyuea differs from Flacourtia Comm. ex L’Hér. by having six connate stamens, basal placentation and lobed seed appendages. Rather, these features indicate that Dianyuea is allied with Scyphostegia Stapf. A molecular phylogenetic analysis using plastid trnL-F, matK, and rbcL sequence data for representatives of 16 genera in Salicaceae s. l. shows that Dianyuea is sister to Scyphostegia. A new combination, Dianyuea turbinata (H. J. Dong & H. Peng) C. Shang, S. Liao & Z. X. Zhang is proposed.

10.1111/njb.01363