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16 December 2008 A New Species of Microtropis (Celastraceae) from Xizang, China
Qinwen Lin, Zhixiang Zhang
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Abstract

A new species, Microtropis xizangensis Q. W. Lin & Z. X. Zhang, is described and illustrated. This species is similar to M. discolor (Wallich) Wallich ex Meisner in having 4-merous flowers and no disk, and differs from it mainly by having 1- to 3-flowered inflorescences, non-carinate petals, and rostrate capsules. The new species is determined as Vulnerable (VU) according to IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria.

Qinwen Lin and Zhixiang Zhang "A New Species of Microtropis (Celastraceae) from Xizang, China," Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature 18(4), 498-500, (16 December 2008). https://doi.org/10.3417/2007012
Published: 16 December 2008
KEYWORDS
Celastraceae
China
IUCN Red List
Microtropis
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