Saussurea nanzhengensis (Asteraceae, Saussurea), a new species from Bashan Mountain, Central China Author Du, Si-Yi 0000-0003-2897-4117 Plant Science Research Center, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510650, China & University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China 1919477563@qq.com Author Xu, Lian-Sheng 0000-0002-9874-9452 Plant Science Research Center, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510650, China 805808253@qq.com Author Chen, You-Sheng 0000-0002-7729-1075 Plant Science Research Center, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510650, China & Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Plant Conservation and Utilization in Southern China, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510650, China yschen@scbg.ac.cn text Phytotaxa 2024 2024-06-19 653 3 261 272 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.653.3.5 journal article 301837 10.11646/phytotaxa.653.3.5 b29a5bc9-454c-41f6-b92a-3920d2454ce6 1179-3163 13217019
TABLE 2. Comparison of Saussurea nanzhengensis sp. nov. and S. kungii.
S. nanzhengensisS. kungii
Stem leafnumerousfew or none
Shape of basal and lower stem leavesnarrowly elliptic; terminal lobe more than half the length of the bladenarrowly obovate to elliptic; terminal lobe less than half the length of the blade
Leaf blade marginentire or subentiredenticulate
Indumentum of abaxial leaf surfacedensely arachnoid lanateglabrous
Capitulanumerous, in a paniculate synflorescencefew to numerous, in a corymbiform synflorescence
Phyllaryin 6 rows, green with black marginin 4–5 rows, green
Pappusbrowndirty white