Mahonia nanlingensis (Berberidaceae), a new species from China Author Wang, Zhongde 0009-0009-1085-8813 School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, China wzd_mahonia@163.com Author Lan, Yaoqing 0009-0007-3476-5801 School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, China 861510723@qq.com Author Huang, Qilin 0009-0004-1642-1093 School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, China 2651245438@qq.com Author Tong, Yi 0000-0003-3928-3725 School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, China tongyi@gzucm.edu.cn text Phytotaxa 2024 2024-11-28 674 3 252 264 https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.674.3.2 journal article 308581 10.11646/phytotaxa.674.3.2 f3afae4a-66c2-488a-8372-a1579bd5c7a6 1179-3163 14520725

TABLE 1. Comparison of Mahonia nanlingensis, M. duclouxiana, M. hancockiana, M. cardiophylla, M. bealei and M. bodinieri.

Item	M. nanlingensis	M. duclouxiana	M. hancockiana	M. cardiophylla	M. bealei	M. bodinieri
Fresh leaf colour	abaxially yellowish green, adaxially dark green, lucid	abaxially yellowish green, adaxially dull to slightly shiny	abaxially pale, adaxially dull grayish green	abaxially yellowish green, adaxially dull	abaxially glaucous, adaxially dull grayish green	abaxially yellowish green, adaxially dark green, lucid
Number of leaflet margin teeth each side	7–9	2–12	4–8	3–8	2–6	4–6
Distance between lowest pair leaflet and base of petiole	0.5–1 cm	1 cm	0.5–2 cm	1–1.5 cm	1–1.5 cm	2–2.5 cm
Pairs and size of leaflets	5–9 pairs, 12–15 × 4.5–6 cm	4–9 pairs, 4.5–16 × 1.5–5 cm	4–9 pairs, 3–11 × 1.8–2.8 cm	8–10 pairs, 3–9 × 2–4 cm	5–7 pairs, 10–15 × 10‒20 cm	7–9 pairs, 10–12 × 3–5 cm
Outer sepals	elliptic, apex rounded or cordate	ovate to triangular-ovate, apex rounded	ovate, apically obtuse, apex rounded	triangular-ovate, apex rounded	ovate, apex rounded	ovate, apex rounded
Petals	base glandless, apex narrowly incised	base with distinct glands, apex emarginate	base with distinct glands, apex emarginate	base with distinct glands, apex incised	base with distinct glands, apex slightly emarginate	base with indistinct glands, apex emarginate
Stamen apex	truncate	truncate or rounded	rounded	truncate	rounded to truncate	3-denticulate
Ovules per ovary	2	4–7	4 or 5	2	3 or 4	2
Stigma	broad and flat	long pointed	long	short	short	inconspicuous
Berry	4–6 mm in diam.	5–8 mm in diam.	Unknown	4–7 mm in diam.	10–12 mm in diam.	4–6 mm in diam.
Flowering period	Aug–Oct	Nov–Apr	Feb	Feb–Apr	Sep–Jun	Jun–Sep
Fruiting period	Oct–Nov	Mar–Jun	unknown	May–Jun	Mar–May	Aug–Dec
Distribution	Guangdong, Guangxi	Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou	SE Yunnan	Guangxi, S Hunan, SE Sichuan, SE Yunnan	Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang	Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang