Gomphogyne hainanensis X.L. Zheng sp. nova (Cucurbitaceae) from Hainan Island, China, is described and illustrated. It differs from its closest morphological match G. cirromitrata by the leaves being pedately 3–5-foliolate; male flowers with a pedicel 4–8 mm long, perianth 7–8 mm in diam., petals 2.5–3 mm long; female flowers with petals ca. 8 mm long, sepals and petals distinctly longer and narrower than in male flowers; and fruit being 8–10-striate and containing six seeds 8–12 mm long.
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1 May 2017
Gomphogyne hainanensis (Cucurbitaceae), a New Species from Hainan Island, China
Xi-Long Zheng,
Yan Xiao,
Wei Sun,
Yi-Zhang Chen,
Jun Wang,
Xin-Sheng Qin
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Annales Botanici Fennici
Vol. 54 • No. 1–3
May 2017
Vol. 54 • No. 1–3
May 2017