Two new species of Alseodaphnopsis (Lauraceae) from southwestern China and northern Myanmar: evidence from morphological and molecular analyses

Lang Li; Yun-Hong Tan; Hong-Hu Meng; Hui Ma; Jie Li

doi:10.3897/phytokeys.138.38569

Two new species of Alseodaphnopsis (Lauraceae) from southwestern China and northern Myanmar: evidence from morphological and molecular analyses

PhytoKeys. 2020 Jan 10:138:27-39. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.138.38569. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Lang Li^{1

2}, Yun-Hong Tan^{1

2

3}, Hong-Hu Meng¹, Hui Ma⁴, Jie Li^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla 666303, China Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences Mengla China.
² Center of Conservation Biology, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla 666303, China Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences Mengla China.
³ Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yezin, Nay Pyi Taw 05282, Myanmar Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences Nay Pyi Taw Myanmar.
⁴ CAS-Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla 666303, China Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden Mengla China.

Abstract

Alseodaphnopsis maguanensis and A. putaoensis, two new species of Alseodaphnopsis (Lauraceae) from southwestern China (Yunnan Province) and northern Myanmar (Kachin State), are here described and illustrated based on both morphological and molecular evidence. They are morphologically similar to Alseodaphnopsis rugosa and phylogenetically closely related to A. rugosa and A. hainanensis respectively. Their preliminary conservation status is also estimated according to the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria.

Keywords: Kachin state; Yunnan province; phylogenetic analysis; taxonomy; tropical montane forest.

Lang Li, Yun-Hong Tan, Hong-Hu Meng, Hui Ma, Jie Li.