A new species of Sorbus (Rosaceae) from Zayü County, Southeastern Xizang, China
30 August 2016
Zhijian, Yin; Peng, HuaSorbus cibagouensis species novum (Subfamily:Rosaceae), a new taxon from Cibagou National Nature Reserve, Zayü County, Southeastern Xizang (Tibet), China, is described and illustrated. It is related to S. monbeigii (Cardot) Balakr., but primarily differs in the number of styles (S. cibagouensis: 5; S. monbeigii: 4) and the shape of stipules and leaves (S. cibagouensis: stipules caducous, small, margin entire, leaflet blades 9–11 pairs; S. monbeigii: stipules persistent, large, margin serrate, leaflet blades 6–8 (–10) pairs).
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10.1111/njb.01253