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http://dx.doi.org/10.12651/JSR.2021.10.1.057

Miscanthus wangpicheonensis T.I. Heo & J.S. Kim (Poaceae): A new species from Korea

Heo, Tae-Im (Baekdudaegan Biodiversity Conservation Division, Baekdudaegan National Arboretum)
Kim, Jung-Hyun (Plant Resources Division, National Institute of Biological Resources)
Ku, Youn-Bong (Plant Resources Division, National Institute of Biological Resources)
Kim, Jin-Seok (Plant Resources Division, National Institute of Biological Resources)

Publication Information

Journal of Species Research / v.10, no.1, 2021 , pp. 57-62 More about this Journal

Abstract

A new species, Miscanthus wangpicheonensis of section Kariyasua, is described and illustrated from the morphological characteristics based on a type specimen collected from Gyeongsangbuk-do. This new species is similar to Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Hack., and M. longiberbis (Hack.) Nakai. The characters which distinguish the above two species are short leaves and racemes, callus hairs 1-1.5-times longer than spikelet, and well-developed awns of spikelet. The specific epithet, "wangpicheonensis", is based on the name of the locality where the new species is found. We assume this new species originated from the hybridization of Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Hack., and M. longiberbis (Hack.) Nakai. Miscanthus wangpicheonensis is found in only one locality in Uljin-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Republic of Korea.

Keywords

Miscanthus; Miscanthus wangpicheonensis; new species; Poaceae;

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