Swertia muliensis (Gentianaceae), a new species from Sichuan, China

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Authors: Qi Yu, Li-Sha Jiang, Hongqiang Lin, CI-ER ZHONG-YANG, Xian‐Hua Xiong, Bo Xu
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Abstract

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Yu, Qi, Jiang, Li-Sha, Lin, Hong-Qiang, Zhong-Yang, Ci-Er, Xiong, Xian-Hua, Xu, Bo (2025): Swertia muliensis (Gentianaceae), a new species from Sichuan, China. Phytotaxa 734 (1): 107-113, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.734.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.734.1.9AbstractSwertia muliensis, a new species from Sichuan Province, China, is described and illustrated. It is morphologically similar to S. binchuanensis and S. mussotii, but differs in having yellow-green corolla, oblong-oval nectary, larger nectary-to-petal width ratio, capitate stigma lobes, and raised margin of the nectary towards the base of the petal with relatively longer fimbriae, and with the remainder bearing fewer and shorter fimbriae. Information of this new species including its distribution, habitat, phenology and etymology is also provided.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions Plant Diversity and Evolution Botany and Plant Ecology Studies

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Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Publication date
29 January 2026
Language
EN
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