Salvia zayuensis and Salvia toxantha (Lamiaceae), two new species from the Hengduan Mountains, China.
- 1Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on East China Plant Conservation and Utilization, Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden, Shanghai, 201602, China Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on East China Plant Conservation and Utilization, Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden Shanghai China.
- 2State Key Laboratory of Genome and Multi-omics Technologies, BGI Research, Shenzhen, 518083, Guangdong, China State Key Laboratory of Genome and Multi-omics Technologies, BGI Research Shenzhen China https://ror.org/05gsxrt27.
- 3College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China https://ror.org/05qbk4x57.
Abstract
Two new species of Salvia zayuensis and S. toxantha (Lamiaceae), from Southwest China, are described. Salvia zayuensis is similar to S. cyclostegia but is distinguished by its larger cauline leaves (18.2-24.0 cm), densely hoary appressed trichomes on young rachises and abaxial leaf and bract surfaces, and peach-shaped juvenile inflorescences maturing into 40 cm long. Its corolla is bicolored (purplish-brown upper lip, yellow lower lip) with the anther connective 0.15 cm shorter in arc length. Salvia toxantha resembles S. smithii in leaf shape, inflorescence structure, bract and bracteole morphology, and corolla color, yet it is characterized by the absence of lemon scent, longer pedicels and calyxes, a slender, bow-shaped corolla, and purple-brown spots on the middle lobe of lower lip. Additionally, its anther connective is ca. 0.4 cm shorter than that in S. smithii. Phylogenetic analysis of chloroplast genome places both new species within the subclade Eurysphace of subg. Glutinaria.
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BibTeX
@article{huang2026salvia,
title = {{Salvia zayuensis and Salvia toxantha (Lamiaceae), two new species from the Hengduan Mountains, China.}},
author = {Yan-Bo Huang and Chu-Hang Lin and Zi-Ning Guo and Xiao-Li Chen and Di-Shen Shi and Yan Luo and Qi Wang and Feng-Luan Liu},
journal = {PhytoKeys},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.3897/phytokeys.280.208592},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42959743},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Salvia zayuensis and Salvia toxantha (Lamiaceae), two new species from the Hengduan Mountains, China.
AU - Yan-Bo Huang
AU - Chu-Hang Lin
AU - Zi-Ning Guo
AU - Xiao-Li Chen
AU - Di-Shen Shi
AU - Yan Luo
AU - Qi Wang
AU - Feng-Luan Liu
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/19
JO - PhytoKeys
DO - 10.3897/phytokeys.280.208592
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42959743
AB - Two new species of Salvia zayuensis and S. toxantha (Lamiaceae), from Southwest China, are described. Salvia zayuensis is similar to S. cyclostegia but is distinguished by its larger cauline leaves (18.2-24.0 cm), densely hoary appressed trichomes on young rachises and abaxial leaf and bract surfaces, and peach-shaped juvenile inflorescences maturing into 40 cm long. Its corolla is bicolored (purplish-brown upper lip, yellow lower lip) with the anther connective 0.15 cm shorter in arc length. Salvia toxantha resembles S. smithii in leaf shape, inflorescence structure, bract and bracteole morphology, and corolla color, yet it is characterized by the absence of lemon scent, longer pedicels and calyxes, a slender, bow-shaped corolla, and purple-brown spots on the middle lobe of lower lip. Additionally, its anther connective is ca. 0.4 cm shorter than that in S. smithii. Phylogenetic analysis of chloroplast genome places both new species within the subclade Eurysphace of subg. Glutinaria.
SN - 1314-2011
SN - 1314-2003
ER -