Fenghwaia G.T. Wang & R.J. Wang, 2021

Wang, Gang-Tao, Shu, Jiang-Ping, Jiang, Guo-Bin, Chen, Yu-Qiang & Wang, Rui-Jiang, 2021, Morphology and molecules support the new monotypic genus Fenghwaia (Rhamnaceae) from south China, PhytoKeys 171, pp. 25-35 : 25

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.171.57277

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scientific name

Fenghwaia G.T. Wang & R.J. Wang
status

gen. nov.

Fenghwaia G.T. Wang & R.J. Wang gen. nov.

Type species.

Fenghwaia gardeniicarpa G.T. Wang & R.J. Wang.

Diagnosis.

Fenghwaia is distinctly different from other genera by a character combination of its cucullate flowering petals, inferior ovary with 3-locular and one ovule in each locule, elongate capsular fruit with five longitudinal ridges and verrucose seeds.

A single species is only known from China.

Etymology.

We dedicate this new genus to Professor Chen Fenghwai, a Chinese plant taxonomist, in honour of his great contribution to the botanical gardens in China.