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        <mods:title>Rhododendron jiucaipingensis (Ericaceae), a new species from Guizhou, China</mods:title>
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        <mods:namePart>Hu, Hong-Fen</mods:namePart>
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        <mods:affiliation>School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, CN- 100083 Beijing, China</mods:affiliation>
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        <mods:namePart>Xu, Jian</mods:namePart>
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        <mods:affiliation>Guizhou Botanical Garden, CN- 550000 Guiyang, China</mods:affiliation>
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        <mods:namePart>An, Ming-Tai</mods:namePart>
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        <mods:affiliation>College of Forestry, Guizhou University, CN- 550025 Guiyang, China</mods:affiliation>
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        <mods:namePart>Yu, Jiang-Hong</mods:namePart>
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        <mods:affiliation>Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Moun-tainous Region (Ministry of Education), College of Life Sciences / Institute of Agro-bioengineering, Guizhou University, CN- 550025 Guiyang, China</mods:affiliation>
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        <mods:namePart>Lu, Xing</mods:namePart>
        <mods:affiliation>People's Government of Xingfa Miao, Yi and Hui Ethnic Township, CN- 553200, Hezhang, China</mods:affiliation>
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            <mods:title>PhytoKeys</mods:title>
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            <mods:date>2026</mods:date>
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                <mods:number>2026-05-19</mods:number>
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                <mods:number>275</mods:number>
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<table id="98D1513A21C84188ADB2CAB9E2A5685B"><caption startId="T1"><paragraph isAuxiliaryWrapper="true"><label>Table 1.</label></paragraph> <paragraph>Morphological comparison of <emphasis italics="true"><taxonomicName _evidence="catalog+fontStyle" _step="styledSpecies" authorityName="Jian Xu &amp; M. T. An" authorityYear="2026" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Ericaceae" genus="Rhododendron" kingdom="Plantae" order="Ericales" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="jiucaipingensis">R. jiucaipingensis</taxonomicName></emphasis>, <emphasis italics="true"><taxonomicName _evidence="catalog+fontStyle" _step="styledSpecies" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Ericaceae" genus="Rhododendron" kingdom="Plantae" order="Ericales" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="hypoglaucum">R. hypoglaucum</taxonomicName></emphasis> and <emphasis italics="true"><taxonomicName _evidence="catalog+fontStyle" _step="styledSpecies" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Ericaceae" genus="Rhododendron" kingdom="Plantae" order="Ericales" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="argyrophyllum">R. argyrophyllum</taxonomicName></emphasis>.</paragraph></caption><thead><tr id="FBBE6F46934D09DED35DE10970550EBD"><th id="9962C19A70079DE3C601DB6CB72AB3C3"><emphasis bold="true" id="01CBA9AEAA7C4939D7957FA290718331">Characters</emphasis></th><th id="28A1C45FA7DED29604413AC72F8E39C5"><taxonomicName _evidence="catalog+fontStyle" _step="styledSpecies" authorityName="Jian Xu &amp; M. T. An" authorityYear="2026" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Ericaceae" genus="Rhododendron" id="7F15D6B3F4CC72EBA7DBE8972D2EA4EB" kingdom="Plantae" order="Ericales" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="jiucaipingensis"><emphasis bold="true" id="E679F4C5B8A686A0339E9EA3D0DCA7DE" italics="true">R. jiucaipingensis</emphasis></taxonomicName></th><th id="37034E785D65CAA2648BD2B866EB3265"><taxonomicName _evidence="catalog+fontStyle" _step="styledSpecies" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Ericaceae" genus="Rhododendron" id="DD631CD4529A981199BCB8E3F2204D6C" kingdom="Plantae" order="Ericales" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="hypoglaucum"><emphasis id="AF70B9719A38C7C79515B759FD48AAD1">R. hypoglaucum</emphasis></taxonomicName></th><th id="65019B58E363320594E143EDD59A60AE"><taxonomicName _authorityPlausibility="0.5606253" _evidence="catalog+fontStyle" _step="styledSpecies" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Ericaceae" genus="Rhododendron" id="70FF99A7D6E8F33C5D2CF3106102B0A4" kingdom="Plantae" order="Ericales" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="argyrophyllum"><emphasis id="D26802A0CF6CF3C378A690369662748F">R. argyrophyllum</emphasis></taxonomicName></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr id="E2ED6C892EDE8B1979AE56EF705D0C37"><td id="AEF072EDCBD022D6AC8962363859CEDC">Altitude (m)</td><td id="7F0484D345C71B3F2BE303062C982C69">2,400–2,700</td><td id="4AD0F6A6B7389DC542E12BAB8E5259FD">1,500–2,100</td><td id="DAED849873B0F8F6AA9F008CF121EECD">1,600–2,300</td></tr><tr id="55A0FD5371AC602653FBA84EADF92064"><td id="3BD90C38E5F683621B8FA61328A30FE6">Plant height (m)</td><td id="CDCB3BC5F02966C23BF78C9FE7E606DD">1.5–3.0</td><td id="4EC14EFEC8A7B364E21488551F9F450F">3.0–10.0</td><td id="56FC298B2494B435BDFF3DD2CD7F3C4D">3.0–7.0</td></tr><tr id="2D1FB425479765F0B0A2C8800D5666AF"><td id="C85290AB3B9B9DB4B4FF346B47AE7171">Young branch color</td><td id="705DD6F09D46399F03F1D1B9453C325D">Green</td><td id="904C72ED4584C65AFF7EA7A7FE4D9831">Light green</td><td id="15D31381A16E0A05CD3E46DAD8802E1F">Light green or purplish green</td></tr><tr id="231894343C9A6678E72043B42AAE0AF6"><td id="B84612E8CE3D51A18EFFBE2898B08830">Indumentum of young branches</td><td id="4D0A90E3D198E8F5A80708688BFA1CFE">densely covered with white tomentum</td><td id="987F689DE0B01C50C87DA5040E6C6295">glabrous</td><td id="D754312C2949EBBFB4F0CF75EC337208">often glabrous</td></tr><tr id="46645FACE53602EE6D2F1647E9E93C07"><td id="52EC463B9CF9EBD4E2401C33C29D7CB2">Leaf size (cm)</td><td id="AD0EBA303E0762F6D0EA5B1FCD8A01BB">5.5–9.5 × 2.5–4.0</td><td id="41293FFEAF0169355C87B1C2E0809D3C">6.0–10.0 × 2.0–3.5</td><td id="61A50ECC437E850AA08017CD5392AB61">8.0–13.0 × 2.0–4.0</td></tr><tr id="8BF1D161C9DF88D5A695BA80D1B4F26A"><td id="B303E5281410B1D9BF9F5B338AA63232">Leaf apex</td><td id="90C7EE6D79EB893DD3AFBF0F32C948E0">acuminate</td><td id="73605D6ACF79DDC3CD6416F091DC6A12">acute</td><td id="0C2D7B442FC0AB3D6A34BF127A7A0855">obtuse</td></tr><tr id="CC0AA3C3B8C314D6872211BC0503608C"><td id="C59B53AFF8B7C38EC8A52EAF04C06F7E">Indumentum of abaxial leaf surface at maturity</td><td id="72C01A4F8E9741BA0B39692B8367DA57">brown short tomentum</td><td id="D735E834654A5105DB24D68690618648">silvery appressed hairs</td><td id="C6C957E2BDED6D440B83A1F4CAB4FA8D">silvery appressed hairs</td></tr><tr id="7017B10CEDA7A743B6FF194997A513CD"><td id="1EE6C6D52B529494EE36D218FED36DCA">Lateral veins (pairs)</td><td id="A5CD36B5C9491A645F8AC539F2A4F02A">8–11</td><td id="7A4A7D4A5014996F21BC70D220C611DD">10–14</td><td id="9D31A8B9E7BC000970E6C3A3844E6CCC">ca. 12–14</td></tr><tr id="014579DEB40695248BE0424B743206CD"><td id="88C803EC4C2F96F8F3EAD8CEF310E3EB">Petiole indumentum</td><td id="3E2274045047F72A178FCDD8827506BB">densely covered with long glandular hairs when young, glabrous at maturity</td><td id="9C72EE40EC0980A2E5A779CB3C46C7C0">glabrous</td><td id="DC986DBE773D278A4D9A35EB308E124D">pubescent when young, becoming glabrous</td></tr><tr id="590452D4715747A8CEBF37D80AAAD38E"><td id="94054A06A4A95355C1C573673C215622">Pedicel indumentum</td><td id="8258C48C8F92ACD0663046187FCBF3D1">densely covered with white villous hairs</td><td id="630C28116BFFEA0A7176AF210A6337A7">glabrous</td><td id="4F17141FA3E22A7DDCD6BD31D6256310">sparsely white floccose hairs</td></tr><tr id="0602017EA741F47CF2FD6FC46625D0EB"><td id="355EE9A0C41ADCCEE7864EF94886B3EF">Calyx length (mm)</td><td id="AEDD44CC29439117355ADAD47FB3FC61">ca. 1.5</td><td id="E5C5C0C1F151EAF55EB85AF658B3520D">ca. 2.0</td><td id="CBE5BDA16EFEC2D2C2E109E4D821AF08">—</td></tr><tr id="573D6BED5BD8715D0656567B547590F6"><td id="C15D7582DE0ADC0D8C5E46223FD22460">Corolla color</td><td id="25CD465845778698529A19034522622C">white</td><td id="A74D98CEA898D0DC5BC5D7DB7B1CE7AE">creamy white to pink</td><td id="F755A8FAE4D6EB5901523CD75EDFF1E1">cream white or pink</td></tr><tr id="58EBA78BC67CE6368493C1D38EF572FA"><td id="9DA281676B2A08D68C8E023D94F9DD79">Corolla markings</td><td id="FC89E3D636F7D000F07B7CBAC03E8DCA">pink</td><td id="45EB0CB782318C719DAB188D4133C90C">deep red to purplish red</td><td id="D405292B5C371A97A619E370C13039E0">purple</td></tr><tr id="B684C993AC8E128CCB86258B24FB520E"><td id="D83B37FF8316DAD048A11DB892C86207">Stamens (no.)</td><td id="DFE3FC2F0D0FB6CD8646165901A136B5">10</td><td id="EE044EABBB6E1ED1F8FF72035A24E46A">10</td><td id="0D680A7C9AE43D0BC6B35A89AA972866">12–15</td></tr><tr id="055B2101B9C1ED9C363E8821BB958F01"><td id="2B7BCC9E53FC6BF9521F8E861F8BCEAB">Stamen length (cm)</td><td id="FB747260390FEA325DC838BC0E992EA2">1.5–2.0</td><td id="40341C21CEC8AD29E6568A505523AC08">1.5–3.0</td><td id="5521999B894A0AEA688826FF0110EDBC">1.2–2.5</td></tr><tr id="502FB88966E7344039595B56904A3B32"><td id="DC3E864DBCABB816A6B49AAFCDAE39D0">Indumentum at filament base</td><td id="10BBA65D58579ED02649DFF03741E3CB">densely covered with white stiff hairs</td><td id="5E0AD46F98A8CBC17F85D1C78502531A">white tomentum</td><td id="BBDA52DABAEBD6E68DEF05F7D348EFBC">finely puberulent</td></tr><tr id="6002EDCBA4DAA1DEA375F9F1DFE3AECA"><td id="CB585B4FC240D15677EECFDE82BF4FC9">Ovary indumentum</td><td id="EE4961C7122CA25B133C520DA873F80E">sparsely covered with colorless stellate hairs</td><td id="43682BDB377E94FD20B78C7EDA3EBD50">glabrous or sparsely hairy at apex</td><td id="44FCBF63A61CBEAF96734828A24A73EF">white short tomentum</td></tr><tr id="177FA9C95DC13EBF645523547CE439A5"><td id="EFCDDA4A0D28D049D7A097711B73A2E3">Capsule length (cm)</td><td id="AA03B8AA127DB0EABE48DEC0D63049E7">1.2–2.0</td><td id="EB81D72C73EFAEA4EA336E28ABEBB249">2.0–2.5</td><td id="3DCD0F3AF5B98B853D91803DE91E1EA4">1.8–2.5</td></tr><tr id="C95BF1C98EAD8BA05941DB0F6FF6DDFF"><td id="4D6008EEE94C2A54779DE7153380A10B">Capsule indumentum</td><td id="59B83482B0730ED9BDED3BDB4748D53D">sparsely covered with colorless stellate hairs</td><td id="53C33BDD2C52F9489E79A668692DB780">glabrous</td><td id="F208904AFE5B0D0DF25902E1661A45A2">white short tomentum or glabrous</td></tr><tr id="1318D49A1AB8D9FA2BA0886B69DDA86B"><td id="51049949C23EC9EF029C01CE8D6FC2C7">Locules (no.)</td><td id="57466F2C3CD6F410570A7D6F252EA85C">(6 –) 7 (– 8)</td><td id="D38CAD1BC22FE8CD76813810D6A6E50C">6</td><td id="A737A9FE78485BC7EA69DED611048EDB">—</td></tr></tbody></table></document>