Phoebe jingxiensis (Lauraceae), a new species from Guangxi, China

• DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.664.3.6
• Publication Date: 2024-09-09T23:14:38Z
• Authors: JIAN-YONG LIN; DONG-DONG JIANG; HAN-BIAO OU; JUAN LI; YING-HUI HE; RI-HONG JIANG
• Keywords: Tracheophyta; Magnoliopsida; Lauraceae; Laurales; Biodiversity; Plantae; Taxonomy

Phoebe jingxiensis, a new species of Lauraceae from China, is described and illustrated. Morphological comparison with Phoebe yaiensis, P. crassipedicella and P. lanceolata is provided. Both morphological and molecular evidence clearly indicate that P. jingxiensis is a distinct species. It differs in leaf blade being shiny and tea-colored, elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, apex long acuminate or caudate-acuminate; inflorescences 5–12.8 cm long; fruit ovoid, 1.1–1.4 × 0.8–0.9 cm, fruiting pedicel 0.6–1.5 cm, not thickened, persistent perianth lobes subequal, 4–6 × 3.5–4 mm; and seed oval, 0.9–1.3 × 0.6–1.1 cm.