Abstract
Isodon xiaoluzhiensis, a new species of the tribe Ocimeae in family Lamiaceae, is described and illustrated. The new species is known only from the type locality, Xiaoluzhi village in Luzhijang dry-hot valley of Yimen County, central Yunnan, southwest China. It is characterized by having a procumbent habit, gracile stems and branches, relatively small leaves and flowers, and the phenology of flowering in winter. The morphological comparisons with its putative closest relatives (I. adenanthus and I. hsiwenii) are also presented.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Subject
Plant Science,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics