Carex diaoluoshanica (Carex sect. Lageniformes, Cyperaceae), a new species from Hainan, China

Hubiao Yang; Qinglong Wang; Changjun Bai; Xiaoxia Li; Guodao Liu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0097658

Carex diaoluoshanica (Carex sect. Lageniformes, Cyperaceae), a new species from Hainan, China

PLoS One. 2014 Jun 17;9(6):e97658. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097658. eCollection 2014.

Authors

Hubiao Yang¹, Qinglong Wang¹, Changjun Bai¹, Xiaoxia Li², Guodao Liu¹

Affiliations

¹ Tropical Crops Genetic Resources Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropic Agricultural Sciences, Danzhou, Hainan, People's Republic of China.
² Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, Hainan, People's Republic of China.

Abstract

Carex diaoluoshanica, a new species of Carex sect. Lageniformes from Hainan, China, is described and illustrated. The new species is similar to C. breviscapa but differs in having wider leaves with the leaf base gradually narrowed, 5-10 cm long and petiolelike, culms subfiliform, with only two spikes, the lateral female spikes from near the culm base.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Carex Plant / anatomy & histology*
China
Flowers / anatomy & histology
Plant Dispersal
Plant Leaves / anatomy & histology

Grants and funding

This research is supported by the basic scientific research fund of Tropical Crops Genetic Resources Institute (1630032014030); the earmarked fund for China Agriculture Research System (CARS-35-03) and Genetic Resource Conservation of Ministry of Agriculture (12RZZY-09). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.