Actaea muliensis sp. nov. (Ranunculaceae), an unusual species with dark purple staminodes from western Sichuan, China

26 April 2016

Luo, Jiang-Ping; Yang, Qin-er; Yuan, Qiong

Actaea muliensis (Ranunculaceae), a new species from Muli County, Sichuan Province, China, is described and illustrated. Morphologically it is somewhat similar to A. mairei, but is most readily distinguishable from that species and others within A. sect. Cimicifuga by, among other characters, the dark purple (vs yellow) staminodes. Actaea muliensis is revealed to be a diploid (2n = 16) species with 3-colpate pollen.

10.1111/njb.01079