%0 Journal Article
%A Jian-Yong Shen
%A Xing-Da Ma
%A Wen-Guang Wang
%A Bo Pan
%T Hodgsonia tsaii (Cucurbitaceae), a new species from Xizang, China
%D 2022
%J Taiwania
%V 67
%N 4
%P 465-468
%U https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/1864
%X 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.
%M doi:10.6165/tai.2022.67.465