A new species of Scutellaria (Scutellarioideae, Lamiaceae) from Sichuan Province in southwest China

A new species of Scutellaria (Scutellarioideae, Lamiaceae) from Sichuan Province in southwest China

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Scutellaria wuana, a new species discovered from a xeric valley in Muli County of spidertattooz.com Sichuan Province in southwest China, is described and illustrated.Morphologically, the new species shares similarities with S.mairei, but can be readily distinguished by a suite of morphological characters including a white-pubescent erect stem, conspicuous leaf petioles, and a yellow corolla with a trapeziform lower-middle lip lobe.

The habitat and red pygmy dogwood distribution of S.wuana are also distinctive.The position of the new species within Scutellaria is examined in a phylogenetic context using the nuclear ribosomal internal and external transcribed spacers.

Additionally, we examine leaf epidermal and pollen grain micromorphology of the new species and putative relatives.