Magnolia cattienensis (Magnoliaceae), A New Species from Vietnam
11 March 2014
Vu, NamA new species of the family Magnoliaceae, Magnolia cattienensis Q. N. Vu from Cát Tiên National Park, in the Lâm Đồng Province, South of Vietnam is described and illustrated. Magnolia cattienensis is most closely related to M. henryi Dunn, but differs mainly by narrowly cuneate and gradually attenuate leave bases (vs. broadly cuneate, no attenuated leave bases), pilose pedicles (vs. glabrous), and villose peduncles (vs. glabrescent), pubescent gynoecium (vs. glabrous), and fewer mature carpels (26-30 vs. 85-90) with dense trichomes (vs. glabrous).
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10.1111/njb.00536