Veronicastrum wulingense | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Plantaginaceae |
Genus: | Veronicastrum |
Species: | V. wulingense
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Binomial name | |
Veronicastrum wulingense G.W. Hu & Q.F. Wang
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Veronicastrum wulingense, known as wu ling fu shui cao ( Chinese: 武陵腹水草), is a herbaceous plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae. It is endemic to a small geographic range in China. [1] The perennial herb is from the genus Veronicastrum, a genus that is used in traditional Chinese medicine. [1] Stemming from the family Plantaginaceae, there are close to twenty species of Veronicastrum, with a primary geographic location in East Asia, though there is one species, Veronicastrum virginicum [2] that is endemic to North America. [1]
The species was found in the Pingbaying National Forest Park, Xianfeng County, Southwestern Hubei, China, in June 2021, close to rocks, along the walkways of a broadleaf forest. Comparisons to other Veronicastrum species found that it was indeed a new species. [1]
Comparison of morphology was done between the new Veronicastrum species and other related Veronicastrum species based on the Flora of China, the Flora of Taiwan, and the Flora of Japan. [1] The new species was also virtually examined in the world's major herbarium in China. [1] The botanists compared twelve other Veronicastrum species from different areas for validation of the species type. [1] Specimens of Pseudolysimachion spicatum (L.) Opiz in China were also collected and prepared. [1] A specific morphological comparison between V. wulingense and the similar species V. liukiuense (Ohwi) T.Yamaz. was done to validate the characteristics of the new species. [1] The specimens of the Veronicastrum wulingense are in the herbarium of Wuhan Botanical Garden (HIB), Chinese Academy of Sciences. [1] DNA extraction and sequencing was done on thirteen samples to construct a phylogenetic tree to show where the new taxon in Veronicastrum should stand. [1]
Veronicastrum wulingense was observed flowering from June to July and produces fruit from August to October. [1]
The species was first described in 2023. [1] As of April 2023 [update], it was not listed in the International Plant Names Index. [3] The epithet wulingense refers to the Wuling Shan Region, where Veronicastrum wulingense is located and it has been given the Chinese name wu ling fu shui cao ( Chinese: 武陵腹水草). [1]
Veronicastrum wulingense | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Plantaginaceae |
Genus: | Veronicastrum |
Species: | V. wulingense
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Binomial name | |
Veronicastrum wulingense G.W. Hu & Q.F. Wang
|
Veronicastrum wulingense, known as wu ling fu shui cao ( Chinese: 武陵腹水草), is a herbaceous plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae. It is endemic to a small geographic range in China. [1] The perennial herb is from the genus Veronicastrum, a genus that is used in traditional Chinese medicine. [1] Stemming from the family Plantaginaceae, there are close to twenty species of Veronicastrum, with a primary geographic location in East Asia, though there is one species, Veronicastrum virginicum [2] that is endemic to North America. [1]
The species was found in the Pingbaying National Forest Park, Xianfeng County, Southwestern Hubei, China, in June 2021, close to rocks, along the walkways of a broadleaf forest. Comparisons to other Veronicastrum species found that it was indeed a new species. [1]
Comparison of morphology was done between the new Veronicastrum species and other related Veronicastrum species based on the Flora of China, the Flora of Taiwan, and the Flora of Japan. [1] The new species was also virtually examined in the world's major herbarium in China. [1] The botanists compared twelve other Veronicastrum species from different areas for validation of the species type. [1] Specimens of Pseudolysimachion spicatum (L.) Opiz in China were also collected and prepared. [1] A specific morphological comparison between V. wulingense and the similar species V. liukiuense (Ohwi) T.Yamaz. was done to validate the characteristics of the new species. [1] The specimens of the Veronicastrum wulingense are in the herbarium of Wuhan Botanical Garden (HIB), Chinese Academy of Sciences. [1] DNA extraction and sequencing was done on thirteen samples to construct a phylogenetic tree to show where the new taxon in Veronicastrum should stand. [1]
Veronicastrum wulingense was observed flowering from June to July and produces fruit from August to October. [1]
The species was first described in 2023. [1] As of April 2023 [update], it was not listed in the International Plant Names Index. [3] The epithet wulingense refers to the Wuling Shan Region, where Veronicastrum wulingense is located and it has been given the Chinese name wu ling fu shui cao ( Chinese: 武陵腹水草). [1]