TY -JOUR
AU -Hong-Qiang Zhang
AU -Tian-Tian Tian
AU -Xu Zhang
AU -Si-Rong Yi
AU -Ya-Ping Chen
TI -<i>Paraphlomis dabashanensis</i> (Lamiaceae), a new species from the Daba Mountains in Central China
PY -2026
DA -2026-04-13
JO -Taiwania
VL -71
IS -2
SP -350
EP -358
UR -https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/2178
AB -<i>Paraphlomis dabashanensis</i>, a new species from the subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests of the Daba Mountains in Central China, is described and illustrated. Morphologically, <i>P. dabashanensis</i> most resembles <i>P. lanceolata</i>, but differs in its persistent and longer bracteoles, densely tomentose calyces with broad-triangular and shorter teeth, as well as longer corollas. However, molecular phylogenetic reconstruction using two nuclear ribosomal DNA regions (ITS and ETS) and 80 plastid protein-coding genes indicates that <i>P. dabashanensis</i> is sister to <i>P. albiflora</i>, with the <i>P. dabashanensis</i>-<i>P. albiflora</i> clade further sister to <i>P. nana</i>. Although geographically closer to <i>P. albiflora</i> and <i>P. nana</i>, <i>P. dabashanensis</i> is easily distinguished by lamina shape and indumentum, calyx indumentum and tooth morphology, and corolla color. The new species also represents the northernmost distribution of <i>Paraphlomis</i> in China.
DO -10.6165/tai.2026.71.350