Mazus motuoensis (Mazaceae), a new species from Xizang, China

Mazus motuoensis (Mazaceae), a new species from Xizang, China

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Mazus motuoensis W.B.Ju, Bo Xu bis & X.

F.Gao is a newly described species found in Xizang Autonomous Region, China.Morphologically, this species differs from all the other Snacks known Mazus species by having erect perennial herb form with a rhizome, presence of multicellular hairs, without basal leaves, opposite arrangement of stem leaves, and corolla lobes with erose-toothed margins.

Molecular phylogenetic analysis using nuclear and cpDNA genes suggests that this new species occupies a basal position within Mazus.In conclusion, both morphological evidence and molecular phylogenetic analyses support that this species belongs to Mazus Belts and represents an as-yet-unreported new species with distinct differences from other species within the genus.