@Article{taiwania2022674465, AUTHOR = {Jian-Yong Shen, Xing-Da Ma, Wen-Guang Wang, Bo Pan}, TITLE = {Hodgsonia tsaii (Cucurbitaceae), a new species from Xizang, China}, JOURNAL = {Taiwania}, VOLUME = {67}, YEAR = {2022}, ISSUE = {4}, PAGES = {465-468}, URL = {https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/1864}, ABSTRACT = {Hodgsonia tsaii (Cucurbitaceae), a new species from Motuo, Xizang, China, is described. It is compared with H. macrocarpa and H. heteroclita, and differs from the two species by the entire or 3-lobed leaf, bigger and longer calyx lobes, 5-carpellate and 10-ovuled ovary, 5-lobed stigma, pepo with 20 deep grooves which are separated by 10 tall and 10 dwarf ribs. A comprehensive morphological description of H. tsaii, together with photographs, a conservation assessment, and a diagnostic key to 3 Hodgsonia species from Asia are provided. Distribution information of Hodgsonia is updated, and all the three species occur in China.}, DOI = {10.6165/tai.2022.67.465} }