Dipteris shenzhenensis, a new endangered species of Dipteridaceae from Shenzhen, southern China
Zuo-Ying Wei,
Yu-Feng Gu,
Zeng-Qiang Xia,
Li-Jun Chen,
Ting Wang,
Shou-Zhou Zhang,
Guo-Hua Zhao,
Jian-Bing Chen,
Jian-Guo Cao,
Yue-Hong Yan
Affiliations
Zuo-Ying Wei
Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization, The National Orchid Conservation Center of China and The Orchid Conservation and Research Center of Shenzhen
Yu-Feng Gu
Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization, The National Orchid Conservation Center of China and The Orchid Conservation and Research Center of Shenzhen
Zeng-Qiang Xia
Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization, The National Orchid Conservation Center of China and The Orchid Conservation and Research Center of Shenzhen
Li-Jun Chen
Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization, The National Orchid Conservation Center of China and The Orchid Conservation and Research Center of Shenzhen
Ting Wang
Southwest Forestry University
Shou-Zhou Zhang
Fairy Lake Botanical Garden, Shenzhen & Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guo-Hua Zhao
Fairy Lake Botanical Garden, Shenzhen & Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jian-Bing Chen
Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization, The National Orchid Conservation Center of China and The Orchid Conservation and Research Center of Shenzhen
Jian-Guo Cao
Shanghai Normal University,
Yue-Hong Yan
Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization, The National Orchid Conservation Center of China and The Orchid Conservation and Research Center of Shenzhen
Dipteris shenzhenensis, a new species of ferns from Shenzhen, Guangdong, southern China, is identified and described. It closely resembles D. chinensis but possesses several unique traits, such as long rhizome scales, castaneous stipe, and abaxially pale fronds with two fan-shaped fronds connected by a broad wing. Molecular evidence showed that D. shenzhenensis is allied to D. conjugata, whereas it has morphologically significant differences (P < 0.05) on the basis of quantitative trait statistical analysis. Overall, the morphological evidence, taken together with the result of cpDNA indicated that D. shenzhenensis is a distinct species.
