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in diameter. Phyllaries 35-seriate, imbricate, herbaceous; apex rounded to acute and ± deep green; midvein greenish and abaxially glabrate to villosulous; margin narrowly to broadly scarious, erose and ciliate; outermost phyllaries ovate to lanceolate, 0.92.6 ×
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, recurved; stigmatic appendage (style branch appendage) lanceolate,
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, stigmatic lines
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. Achenes oblong, slightly compressed,
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, strigose, 2-ribbed. Pappus dirty white or brown,
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. Fl. and fr. JulDec.
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<emphasis id="06A3EA13D959B849FF4848F5FF3BF91B" bold="true" box="[136,254,1759,1780]" pageId="4" pageNumber="58">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
Micrographs of somatic metaphase chromosomes (A) and the karyotype (B) of
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<emphasis id="06A3EA13D959B849FC3F48F5FB59F91B" box="[1023,1180,1759,1780]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="58">Aster oliganthus</emphasis>
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(Scale bar = 10 μm).
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<subSubSection id="7CCD658AD959B849FF7D490FFC80F88D" pageId="4" pageNumber="58" type="etymology">
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<emphasis id="06A3EA13D959B849FF7D490FFE8DF8D1" bold="true" box="[189,328,1829,1854]" pageId="4" pageNumber="58">Etymology:</emphasis>
—The specific epithet reflects the lower flower number per capitulum in the new species, in comparison to the related
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<emphasis id="06A3EA13D959B849FE6B4963FD8BF88D" box="[427,590,1865,1890]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="58">A. ageratoides</emphasis>
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(
<tableCitation id="795503BAD959B849FD9D4963FD77F88D" box="[605,690,1865,1890]" captionStart="TABLE 1" captionStartId="5.[136,224,159,182]" captionText="TABLE 1. Morphological comparison of Aster oliganthus with A. ageratoides var. micranthus" pageId="4" pageNumber="58">Table 1</tableCitation>
;
<figureCitation id="ACEC2A84D959B849FD004963FCDEF88D" box="[704,795,1865,1890]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[136,229,1609,1630]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,367,1584]" captionTargetId="figure-55@3.[151,1436,367,1584]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Aster oliganthus. A. Synflorescence (Mt. Erlangshan, Sichuan, China); B. Stigma branches and style (left) and the inside of opened synantherous stamens (right) of a disk floret; C. Disk floret (left) and ray floret (right); D. Habit (Mt. Erlangshan, Sichuan, China); E. A plant with falcate cauline leaves and long rhizomes." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13699766" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13699766/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="58">Figs. 2a</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="ACEC2A84D959B849FCE74963FCF2F88D" box="[807,823,1865,1890]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="7.[136,229,1678,1699]" captionTargetBox="[151,1402,300,1640]" captionTargetId="figure-65@7.[151,1437,281,1652]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 5. Aster oliganthus (from the holotype). A, Habit; B, Apex of a middle cauline leaf; C. A ray floret; D. A disc floret; EI. Phyllarie (outer surface) in 5 series from the outermost to the inmost; J. Opened synantherous stamens (inside surface) of a disc floret; K. Stigma branches and style of a disc floret. Drawn by Gen-Shen Yin." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13699772" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13699772/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="58">5</figureCitation>
).
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<paragraph id="34683601D959B849FF7D4947FB91F81D" blockId="4.[136,1452,1829,2034]" pageId="4" pageNumber="58">
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D959B849FF7D4947FE3EF869" bold="true" box="[189,507,1901,1926]" pageId="4" pageNumber="58">Distribution and Habitat:</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="06A3EA13D959B849FDD74947FD11F869" box="[535,724,1901,1926]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="58">Aster oliganthus</emphasis>
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is currently known only from the eastern margin of the Mt. Hengduan region, Mt. Erlangshan in Tianquan County and Mt. Donglashan in Baoxing County, western
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,
<collectingCountry id="4CC07691D959B849FF48499FFF0EF821" box="[136,203,1973,1998]" name="China" pageId="4" pageNumber="58">China</collectingCountry>
(
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). It grows at the forest margins and along roadsides at elevations of
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above sea level, in shade or half-shade and in wet habitats on steep slopes, rock walls and cliffs (
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).
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<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FF484EB5FF3EFF59" bold="true" box="[136,251,159,182]" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">TABLE 1.</emphasis>
Morphological comparison of
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<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FD874EB5FD32FF59" box="[583,759,159,182]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">Aster oliganthus</emphasis>
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with
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<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FCF34EB5FC0AFF59" box="[819,975,159,182]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">A. ageratoides</emphasis>
var. micranthus
</taxonomicName>
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="34683601D958B848FF504EEEFBDDFD02" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
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<th id="C9365D3FD95847B2FF504EEEFEB7FF38" box="[144,370,196,215]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">features</th>
<th id="C9365D3FD95847B2FD864EEEFC1EFF38" box="[582,987,196,215]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<taxonomicName id="F3D74D82D958B848FD864EEEFD7DFF38" authorityName="W. P. Li &amp; Z. Li" authorityYear="2017" box="[582,696,196,215]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" genus="Aster" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asterales" pageId="5" pageNumber="59" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="oliganthus">
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FD864EEEFD7DFF38" box="[582,696,196,215]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">A. oliganthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<th id="C9365D3FD95847B2FC3C4EEEFAC6FF38" box="[1020,1283,196,215]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<taxonomicName id="F3D74D82D958B848FC3C4EEEFAC6FF38" authority="Habitat" authorityName="Habitat" box="[1020,1283,196,215]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" genus="Aster" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asterales" pageId="5" pageNumber="59" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="variety" species="ageratoides" variety="micranthus">
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FC3C4EEEFBBCFF38" box="[1020,1145,196,215]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">A. ageratoides</emphasis>
var.
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FB634EEEFAC6FF38" box="[1187,1283,196,215]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">micranthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
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<tr id="8AE73443D95847B2FF504EC9FAC6FF19" box="[144,1283,227,246]" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<th id="C9365D3FD95847B2FF504EC9FEB7FF19" box="[144,370,227,246]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">Habitat</th>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FD864EC9FC1EFF19" box="[582,987,227,246]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">forest margins</td>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FC3C4EC9FAC6FF19" box="[1020,1283,227,246]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">forest margins</td>
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<tr id="8AE73443D95847B2FF504F2BFAC6FEFB" box="[144,1283,257,276]" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<th id="C9365D3FD95847B2FF504F2BFEB7FEFB" box="[144,370,257,276]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">Rhizomes</th>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FD864F2BFC1EFEFB" box="[582,987,257,276]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">long</td>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FC3C4F2BFAC6FEFB" box="[1020,1283,257,276]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">short to long</td>
</tr>
<tr id="8AE73443D95847B2FF504F35FAC6FEDD" box="[144,1283,287,306]" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<th id="C9365D3FD95847B2FF504F35FAC6FEDD" box="[144,1283,287,306]" colspan="3" colspanRight="2" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">Middle cauline leaves</th>
</tr>
<tr id="8AE73443D95847B2FF504F17FAC6FEBF" box="[144,1283,317,336]" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<th id="C9365D3FD95847B2FF504F17FEB7FEBF" box="[144,370,317,336]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">Texture</th>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FD864F17FC1EFEBF" box="[582,987,317,336]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">thinly papery</td>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FC3C4F17FAC6FEBF" box="[1020,1283,317,336]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">thinly papery</td>
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<tr id="8AE73443D95847B2FF504F76FAC6FE80" box="[144,1283,348,367]" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<th id="C9365D3FD95847B2FF504F76FEB7FE80" box="[144,370,348,367]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">—Width (cm)</th>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FD864F76FC1EFE80" box="[582,987,348,367]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">(0.3)0.61.7(2.7)</td>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FC3C4F76FAC6FE80" box="[1020,1283,348,367]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">(0.5)11.7</td>
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<tr id="8AE73443D95847B2FF504F50FAC6FE62" box="[144,1283,378,397]" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<th id="C9365D3FD95847B2FF504F50FEB7FE62" box="[144,370,378,397]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">—Shape</th>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FD864F50FC1EFE62" box="[582,987,378,397]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">linear-lanceolate,oblong-lanceolate or narrowly</td>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FC3C4F50FAC6FE62" box="[1020,1283,378,397]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">linear-lanceolate, not falcate</td>
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<tr id="8AE73443D95847B2FF504FBDFAC6FE45" box="[144,1283,407,426]" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="59" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-2="1">
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FD864FBDFC1EFE45" box="[582,987,407,426]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">lanceolate, usually falcate</td>
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<th id="C9365D3FD95847B2FF504F9FFEB7FE27" box="[144,370,437,456]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">—Apex</th>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FD864F9FFC1EFE27" box="[582,987,437,456]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">Long acuminate to caudate</td>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FC3C4F9FFAC6FE27" box="[1020,1283,437,456]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">acuminate</td>
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<tr id="8AE73443D95847B2FF504FF9FAC6FE09" box="[144,1283,467,486]" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<th id="C9365D3FD95847B2FF504FF9FAC6FE09" box="[144,1283,467,486]" colspan="3" colspanRight="2" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">Middle phyllaries</th>
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<th id="C9365D3FD95847B2FF504FD8FEB7FDEA" box="[144,370,498,517]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">—Length</th>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FD864FD8FC1EFDEA" box="[582,987,498,517]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">2.24.6(5.6)</td>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FC3C4FD8FAC6FDEA" box="[1020,1283,498,517]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">34.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="8AE73443D95847B2FF504C3AFAC6FDCC" box="[144,1283,528,547]" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<th id="C9365D3FD95847B2FF504C3AFEB7FDCC" box="[144,370,528,547]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">—Width</th>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FD864C3AFC1EFDCC" box="[582,987,528,547]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">0.691.1(1.34)</td>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FC3C4C3AFAC6FDCC" box="[1020,1283,528,547]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">0.851.1(1.3)</td>
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<tr id="8AE73443D95847B2FF504C04FAC6FDAE" box="[144,1283,558,577]" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<th id="C9365D3FD95847B2FF504C04FAC6FDAE" box="[144,1283,558,577]" colspan="3" colspanRight="2" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">Number of florets</th>
</tr>
<tr id="8AE73443D95847B2FF504C66FAC6FDB0" box="[144,1283,588,607]" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<th id="C9365D3FD95847B2FF504C66FEB7FDB0" box="[144,370,588,607]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">Ray florets</th>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FD864C66FC1EFDB0" box="[582,987,588,607]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">57(9)</td>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FC3C4C66FAC6FDB0" box="[1020,1283,588,607]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">716</td>
</tr>
<tr id="8AE73443D95847B2FF504C40FAC6FD92" box="[144,1283,618,637]" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<th id="C9365D3FD95847B2FF504C40FEB7FD92" box="[144,370,618,637]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">Disk florets</th>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FD864C40FC1EFD92" box="[582,987,618,637]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">(2)45</td>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FC3C4C40FAC6FD92" box="[1020,1283,618,637]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">814</td>
</tr>
<tr id="8AE73443D95847B2FF504CA3FAC6FD73" box="[144,1283,649,668]" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<th id="C9365D3FD95847B2FF504CA3FAC6FD73" box="[144,1283,649,668]" colspan="3" colspanRight="2" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">Lamina of ray florets</th>
</tr>
<tr id="8AE73443D95847B2FF504C8DFAC6FD55" box="[144,1283,679,698]" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<th id="C9365D3FD95847B2FF504C8DFEB7FD55" box="[144,370,679,698]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">—Length (mm)</th>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FD864C8DFC1EFD55" box="[582,987,679,698]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">3.18.2</td>
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flowers from late July to October, and produces fruits from late September.
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)
</materialsCitation>
;
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,
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,
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(
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)
</materialsCitation>
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<collectingDate id="502DE929D958B848FD364D86FC06FC2A" box="[758,963,940,965]" pageId="5" pageNumber="59" value="1939-09-04">4 September 1939</collectingDate>
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. Tai &amp;
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. Teng 4370
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(
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,
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(
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)
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,
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(
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<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FF7D4A3FFE80FBC1" bold="true" box="[189,325,1045,1070]" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">Discussion:</emphasis>
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is similar to
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<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FD744A3FFC9CFBC1" box="[692,857,1045,1070]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">A. ageratoides</emphasis>
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in habit, triplinerved leaves, lower and basal leaves withering at anthesis, terminal paniculate-corymbiform to corymbiform synflorescences, and 35-seriated phyllaries, and, specially, to
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<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FE974A76FE3AFB9A" box="[343,511,1116,1141]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">A. ageratoides</emphasis>
var.
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FDFE4A76FD79FB9A" box="[574,700,1116,1141]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">micranthus</emphasis>
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in being diploid (2
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= 2
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=18) (
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) and in having thinly papery and linear-lanceolate leaves. The new species could be easily distinguished from
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<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FB134A55FABDFB77" box="[1235,1400,1151,1176]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">A. ageratoides</emphasis>
var.
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FF484A88FEC3FB54" box="[136,262,1186,1211]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">micranthus</emphasis>
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by long (vs. short to long) rhizomes, its falcate (vs. not falcate) leaves with long acuminate to caudate (vs. shortly acuminate) apex, 57(9) (vs. 716) ray florets, and (2)45 (vs. 814) disc florets. It is easier to differentiate the new species from the other varieties of
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<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FDAA4AC3FCC8FAED" box="[618,781,1257,1282]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">A. ageratoides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by leaf morphology and number of florets.
</paragraph>
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Molecular markers, especially nrDNA ITS and ETS, have been used to establish new species in the genus
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<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FAB04B26FA6EFACA" box="[1392,1451,1292,1317]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">Aster</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="50464BF0D958B848FF504B05FE9EFAA7" author="Zhang, G. J. &amp; Hu, H. H. &amp; Zhang, C. F. &amp; Tian, X. J. &amp; Peng, H. &amp; Gao, T. G." box="[144,347,1327,1352]" pageId="5" pageNumber="59" pagination="1 - 16" refId="ref4794" refString="Zhang, G. J., Hu, H. H., Zhang, C. F., Tian, X. J., Peng, H. &amp; Gao, T. G. (2015) Inaccessible biodiversity on limestone cliffs: Aster tianmenshanensis (Asteraceae), a new critically endangered species from China. PLoS ONE 10 (8): 1 - 16. e 0134895. https: // doi. org / 10.1371 / journal. pone. 0134895" type="journal article" year="2015">
Zhang
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FF204B05FEDDFAA7" box="[224,280,1327,1352]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">et al.</emphasis>
2015
</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
. Our phylogenetic analysis based on ITS and ETS shows that the two populations of
<taxonomicName id="F3D74D82D958B848FAD64B05FA6EFAA7" authorityName="W. P. Li &amp; Z. Li" authorityYear="2017" box="[1302,1451,1327,1352]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" genus="Aster" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asterales" pageId="5" pageNumber="59" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="oliganthus">
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FAD64B05FA6EFAA7" box="[1302,1451,1327,1352]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">A. oliganthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
form a highly supported (PP = 1.00, MP = 99) clade (
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), and are not nested within the
<taxonomicName id="F3D74D82D958B848FB7F4B78FAA3FA84" box="[1215,1382,1362,1387]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" genus="Aster" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asterales" pageId="5" pageNumber="59" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="ageratoides">
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FB7F4B78FAA3FA84" box="[1215,1382,1362,1387]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">A. ageratoides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
clade represented here by its four varieties, var.
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FDA24B5FFD25FA61" box="[610,736,1397,1422]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">micranthus</emphasis>
, var.
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<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FCE04B5FFC72FA61" box="[800,951,1397,1422]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">heterophyllus</emphasis>
, var.
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FC374B5FFBB2FA61" box="[1015,1143,1397,1422]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">lasiocladus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and
<taxonomicName id="F3D74D82D958B848FB754B5FFAA8FA61" box="[1205,1389,1397,1422]" pageId="5" pageNumber="59" rank="variety" variety="ageratoides">
var.
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FB254B5FFAA8FA61" box="[1253,1389,1397,1422]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">ageratoides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FAAD4B5FFAB4FA61" box="[1389,1393,1397,1422]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">.</emphasis>
As a result, both the phylogenetic and morphological data (
<figureCitation id="ACEC2A84D958B848FD2D4BB3FCF7FA5D" box="[749,818,1433,1458]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[136,229,1933,1954]" captionTargetBox="[180,1420,537,1898]" captionTargetId="figure-179@6.[160,1429,518,1910]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Phylogenetic relationships among Aster oliganthus and other sampled Aster species based on nrDNA ITS-ETS sequence data. Bootstrap support values (1,000 replicates) for maximum parsimony (MP≥50 %, right) and Bayesian posterior probabilities (PP≥0.90, left) are provided above the branches. The tree is rooted to Callistephus chinensis and Myriactis nepalensis." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13699770" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13699770/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
,
<tableCitation id="795503BAD958B848FCFF4BB3FC51FA5D" box="[831,916,1433,1458]" captionStart="TABLE 2" captionStartId="5.[137,225,1505,1528]" captionText="TABLE 2. Some information of newly sequenced samples." pageId="5" pageNumber="59">Table 2</tableCitation>
) support its taxonomic status as a new species. Furthermore, the phylogeny (
<figureCitation id="ACEC2A84D95BB84BFE1D4E8AFDE1FF56" box="[477,548,160,185]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[136,229,1933,1954]" captionTargetBox="[180,1420,537,1898]" captionTargetId="figure-179@6.[160,1429,518,1910]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Phylogenetic relationships among Aster oliganthus and other sampled Aster species based on nrDNA ITS-ETS sequence data. Bootstrap support values (1,000 replicates) for maximum parsimony (MP≥50 %, right) and Bayesian posterior probabilities (PP≥0.90, left) are provided above the branches. The tree is rooted to Callistephus chinensis and Myriactis nepalensis." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13699770" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13699770/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="60">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
) also shows that
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<emphasis id="06A3EA13D95BB84BFD354E8AFC4AFF56" box="[757,911,160,185]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="60">A. oliganthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is closest to
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<emphasis id="06A3EA13D95BB84BFBEF4E8AFB12FF56" box="[1071,1239,160,185]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="60">A. ageratoides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. According to the infrageneric classification of
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<emphasis id="06A3EA13D95BB84BFE1A4EEEFDD0FF32" box="[474,533,196,221]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="60">Aster</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by
<bibRefCitation id="50464BF0D95BB84BFD864EEEFD38FF32" author="Li, W. P. &amp; Yang, F. S. &amp; Jivkova, T. &amp; Yin, G. S." box="[582,765,196,221]" pageId="6" pageNumber="60" pagination="1341 - 1357" refId="ref4486" refString="Li, W. P., Yang, F. S., Jivkova, T. &amp; Yin, G. S. (2012) Phylogenetic relationships and generic delimitation of Eurasian Aster (Asteraceae: Astereae) inferred from ITS, ETS and trnL-F sequence data. Annals of Botany 109: 1341 - 1357. https: // doi. org / 10.1093 / aob / mcs 054" type="journal article" year="2012">
Li
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D95BB84BFDAA4EEEFD60FF32" box="[618,677,196,221]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="60">et al.</emphasis>
(2012)
</bibRefCitation>
,
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<emphasis id="06A3EA13D95BB84BFCCC4EEEFC61FF32" box="[780,932,196,221]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="60">A. oliganthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
belongs to
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D95BB84BFBF14EEEFB8FFF32" box="[1073,1098,196,221]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="60">A.</emphasis>
subg.
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<emphasis id="06A3EA13D95BB84BFB5A4EEEFB10FF32" box="[1178,1237,196,221]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="60">Aster</emphasis>
sect.
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D95BB84BFADD4EEEFA61FF32" box="[1309,1444,196,221]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="60">Ageratoides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Though morphological and karyotypic differentiation between the two populations of
<taxonomicName id="F3D74D82D95BB84BFBA14EC2FB3DFEEE" authorityName="W. P. Li &amp; Z. Li" authorityYear="2017" box="[1121,1272,232,257]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" genus="Aster" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asterales" pageId="6" pageNumber="60" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="oliganthus">
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D95BB84BFBA14EC2FB3DFEEE" box="[1121,1272,232,257]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="60">A. oliganthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was not found, there was some molecular divergence between them, which indicates that the new species is not newly originated and is evolving. The karyotype parameters of
<taxonomicName id="F3D74D82D95BB84BFD4F4F1AFCE0FEA6" authorityName="W. P. Li &amp; Z. Li" authorityYear="2017" box="[655,805,304,329]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" genus="Aster" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asterales" pageId="6" pageNumber="60" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="oliganthus">
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D95BB84BFD4F4F1AFCE0FEA6" box="[655,805,304,329]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="60">A. oliganthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
show low karyotype asymmetry, which is largely similar to those of
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<emphasis id="06A3EA13D95BB84BFEC84F7EFE69FE82" box="[264,428,340,365]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="60">A. ageratoides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<bibRefCitation id="50464BF0D95BB84BFE7C4F7EFDDCFE82" author="Li, W. P." box="[444,537,340,365]" pageId="6" pageNumber="60" refId="ref4275" refString="Li, W. P. (2002) The biosystematic studies on the Aster ageratoides (Asteraceae) polyploid complex. DPhil Thesis, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China, 107 pp." type="book" year="2002">Li 2002</bibRefCitation>
, 2005,
<bibRefCitation id="50464BF0D95BB84BFDAB4F7EFCD0FE82" author="Li, W. P. &amp; Liu, S. X." box="[619,789,340,365]" pageId="6" pageNumber="60" pagination="31 - 36" refId="ref4350" refString="Li, W. P. &amp; Liu, S. X. (2005) Differentiation between Aster ageratoides var. micranthus and var. gerlachii: evidence from morphology and cytology. Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 43: 31 - 36. https: // doi. org / 10.1360 / aps 030079" type="journal article" year="2005">Li &amp; Liu 2005</bibRefCitation>
). However,
<taxonomicName id="F3D74D82D95BB84BFC5D4F7EFBF6FE82" authorityName="W. P. Li &amp; Z. Li" authorityYear="2017" box="[925,1075,340,365]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" genus="Aster" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asterales" pageId="6" pageNumber="60" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="oliganthus">
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D95BB84BFC5D4F7EFBF6FE82" box="[925,1075,340,365]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="60">A. oliganthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has higher karyotype asymmetry than an
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<emphasis id="06A3EA13D95BB84BFF224F52FE40FE7E" box="[226,389,376,401]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="60">A. ageratoides</emphasis>
var.
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D95BB84BFE7D4F52FDFEFE7E" box="[445,571,376,401]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="60">micranthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
population closely adjacent to the varietys
<typeStatus id="EB6C88A3D95BB84BFBEC4F52FB99FE7E" box="[1068,1116,376,401]" pageId="6" pageNumber="60">type</typeStatus>
locality (
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). For example,
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<emphasis id="06A3EA13D95BB84BFF364FB6FE48FE5A" box="[246,397,412,437]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="60">A. oliganthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has two sm-type chromosomes, an average ratio of 1.27 and a longest/shortest chromosome ratio of 1.84, whereas these values of the
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<emphasis id="06A3EA13D95BB84BFD9A4FEAFD38FE36" box="[602,765,448,473]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="60">A. ageratoides</emphasis>
var.
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D95BB84BFCF44FEAFC77FE36" box="[820,946,448,473]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="60">micranthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
population are 0, 1.21 and 1.52, respectively (
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).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FF494BCBFF39FA17" bold="true" box="[137,252,1505,1528]" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">TABLE 2.</emphasis>
Some information of newly sequenced samples.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="34683601D958B848FF50482CFED6F7F7" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
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<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FB95480CFB71F9D6" box="[1109,1204,1574,1593]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">ITS</td>
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<taxonomicName id="F3D74D82D958B848FF50486CFEC4F9B6" authorityName="W. P. Li &amp; Z. Li" authorityYear="2017" box="[144,257,1606,1625]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" genus="Aster" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asterales" pageId="5" pageNumber="59" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="oliganthus">
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FF50486CFEC4F9B6" box="[144,257,1606,1625]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">A. oliganthus</emphasis>
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1607045
</th>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FE4C486CFBEAF9B6" box="[396,1071,1606,1625]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">LWP1607045, Mt. Donglashan, Baoxing county, Sichuan; 1980m.</td>
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<th id="C9365D3FD95847B2FF50484EFE97F998" box="[144,338,1636,1655]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
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<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FF50484EFEC4F998" box="[144,257,1636,1655]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">A. oliganthus</emphasis>
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1608205
</th>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FE4C484EFBEAF998" box="[396,1071,1636,1655]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">LWP1608205, Mt. Erlangshan, Tianquan county, Sichuan; 2153m.</td>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FB95484EFB71F998" box="[1109,1204,1636,1655]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">KY428859</td>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FB3D484EFA99F998" box="[1277,1372,1636,1655]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">KY428851</td>
</tr>
<tr id="8AE73443D95847B2FF5048A8FA99F97A" box="[144,1372,1666,1685]" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<th id="C9365D3FD95847B2FF5048A8FE97F97A" box="[144,338,1666,1685]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<taxonomicName id="F3D74D82D958B848FF5048A8FEC4F97A" authorityName="W. P. Li &amp; Z. Li" authorityYear="2017" box="[144,257,1666,1685]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" genus="Aster" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asterales" pageId="5" pageNumber="59" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="oliganthus">
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FF5048A8FEC4F97A" box="[144,257,1666,1685]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">A. oliganthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
1608228
</th>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FE4C48A8FBEAF97A" box="[396,1071,1666,1685]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">LWP1608228, Mt. Erlangshan, Tianquan county, Sichuan; 2045m.</td>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FB9548A8FB71F97A" box="[1109,1204,1666,1685]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">KY428858</td>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FB3D48A8FA99F97A" box="[1277,1372,1666,1685]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">KY428850</td>
</tr>
<tr id="8AE73443D95847B2FF50488BFA99F95B" box="[144,1372,1697,1716]" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<th id="C9365D3FD95847B2FF50488BFE97F95B" box="[144,338,1697,1716]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<taxonomicName id="F3D74D82D958B848FF50488BFEC4F95B" authorityName="W. P. Li &amp; Z. Li" authorityYear="2017" box="[144,257,1697,1716]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" genus="Aster" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asterales" pageId="5" pageNumber="59" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="oliganthus">
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FF50488BFEC4F95B" box="[144,257,1697,1716]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">A. oliganthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
1608233
</th>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FE4C488BFBEAF95B" box="[396,1071,1697,1716]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">LWP1608233, Mt. Erlangshan, Tianquan county, Sichuan; 1930m.</td>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FB95488BFB71F95B" box="[1109,1204,1697,1716]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">KY428860</td>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FB3D488BFA99F95B" box="[1277,1372,1697,1716]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">KY428852</td>
</tr>
<tr id="8AE73443D95847B2FF504895FA99F93D" box="[144,1372,1727,1746]" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<th id="C9365D3FD95847B2FF504895FE97F93D" box="[144,338,1727,1746]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<taxonomicName id="F3D74D82D958B848FF504895FEC9F93D" box="[144,268,1727,1746]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" genus="Aster" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asterales" pageId="5" pageNumber="59" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="ageratoides">
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FF504895FEC9F93D" box="[144,268,1727,1746]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">A. ageratoides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
var.
</th>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FE4C4895FBEAF93D" box="[396,1071,1727,1746]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">LWP0809011, LWP0809022, LWP0809024, LWP0904015; Mt. Taishan,</td>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FB954895FB71F93D" box="[1109,1204,1727,1746]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">KY428863</td>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FB3D4895FA99F93D" box="[1277,1372,1727,1746]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">KY428855</td>
</tr>
<tr id="8AE73443D95847B2FF5048F6FA99F900" box="[144,1372,1756,1775]" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="59" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1">
<th id="C9365D3FD95847B2FF5048F6FE97F900" box="[144,338,1756,1775]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<taxonomicName id="F3D74D82D958B848FF5048F6FEC6F900" box="[144,259,1756,1775]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" genus="Aster" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asterales" pageId="5" pageNumber="59" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="heterophyllus">
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FF5048F6FEC6F900" box="[144,259,1756,1775]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">heterophyllus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FE4C48F6FBEAF900" box="[396,1071,1756,1775]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">Shandong; 1100-1500m.</td>
</tr>
<tr id="8AE73443D95847B2FF5048D0FA99F8E2" box="[144,1372,1786,1805]" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<th id="C9365D3FD95847B2FF5048D0FE97F8E2" box="[144,338,1786,1805]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<taxonomicName id="F3D74D82D958B848FF5048D0FEC9F8E2" box="[144,268,1786,1805]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" genus="Aster" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asterales" pageId="5" pageNumber="59" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="ageratoides">
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FF5048D0FEC9F8E2" box="[144,268,1786,1805]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">A. ageratoides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
var.
</th>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FE4C48D0FBEAF8E2" box="[396,1071,1786,1805]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">LWP1411242, LWP1411253, LWP1411259; Mt. Songshan, Henan; 500-600m.</td>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FB9548D0FB71F8E2" box="[1109,1204,1786,1805]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">KY428864</td>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FB3D48D0FA99F8E2" box="[1277,1372,1786,1805]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">KY428856</td>
</tr>
<tr id="8AE73443D95847B2FF504932FA99F8C4" box="[144,1372,1816,1835]" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="59" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1">
<th id="C9365D3FD95847B2FF504932FE97F8C4" box="[144,338,1816,1835]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<taxonomicName id="F3D74D82D958B848FF504932FF30F8C4" box="[144,245,1816,1835]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" genus="Aster" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asterales" pageId="5" pageNumber="59" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="ageratoides">
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FF504932FF30F8C4" box="[144,245,1816,1835]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">ageratoides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="8AE73443D95847B2FF50491FFA99F8A7" box="[144,1372,1845,1864]" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<th id="C9365D3FD95847B2FF50491FFE97F8A7" box="[144,338,1845,1864]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<taxonomicName id="F3D74D82D958B848FF50491FFEC9F8A7" box="[144,268,1845,1864]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" genus="Aster" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asterales" pageId="5" pageNumber="59" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="ageratoides">
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FF50491FFEC9F8A7" box="[144,268,1845,1864]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">A. ageratoides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
var.
</th>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FE4C491FFBEAF8A7" box="[396,1071,1845,1864]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">LWP0911149, LWP0911160; Yanyuan,Yanyuan County, Yunnan; 500600 m.</td>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FB95491FFB71F8A7" box="[1109,1204,1845,1864]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">KY428861</td>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FB3D491FFA99F8A7" box="[1277,1372,1845,1864]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">KY428853</td>
</tr>
<tr id="8AE73443D95847B2FF504979FA99F889" box="[144,1372,1875,1894]" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<th id="C9365D3FD95847B2FF504979FA99F889" box="[144,1372,1875,1894]" colspan="4" colspanRight="3" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<taxonomicName id="F3D74D82D958B848FF504979FED1F889" authority="YY" authorityName="YY" box="[144,276,1875,1894]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" genus="Aster" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asterales" pageId="5" pageNumber="59" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="micranthus">
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FF504979FF35F889" box="[144,240,1875,1894]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">micranthus</emphasis>
YY
</taxonomicName>
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="8AE73443D95847B2FF50495BFA99F86B" box="[144,1372,1905,1924]" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<th id="C9365D3FD95847B2FF50495BFE97F86B" box="[144,338,1905,1924]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<taxonomicName id="F3D74D82D958B848FF50495BFEC9F86B" box="[144,268,1905,1924]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" genus="Aster" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asterales" pageId="5" pageNumber="59" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="ageratoides">
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FF50495BFEC9F86B" box="[144,268,1905,1924]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">A. ageratoides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
var.
</th>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FE4C495BFBEAF86B" box="[396,1071,1905,1924]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">LWP1311021, LWP1311029; Luohe, Zhuxi County, Hubei; 650690m.</td>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FB95495BFB71F86B" box="[1109,1204,1905,1924]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">KY428862</td>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FB3D495BFA99F86B" box="[1277,1372,1905,1924]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">KY428854</td>
</tr>
<tr id="8AE73443D95847B2FF5049A4FA99F84E" box="[144,1372,1934,1953]" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="59" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1">
<th id="C9365D3FD95847B2FF5049A4FE97F84E" box="[144,338,1934,1953]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<taxonomicName id="F3D74D82D958B848FF5049A4FED4F84E" authority="ZX" authorityName="ZX" box="[144,273,1934,1953]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" genus="Aster" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asterales" pageId="5" pageNumber="59" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="micranthus">
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FF5049A4FF35F84E" box="[144,240,1934,1953]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">micranthus</emphasis>
ZX
</taxonomicName>
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="8AE73443D95847B2FF504986FA99F850" box="[144,1372,1964,1983]" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<th id="C9365D3FD95847B2FF504986FE97F850" box="[144,338,1964,1983]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<taxonomicName id="F3D74D82D958B848FF504986FEC9F850" box="[144,268,1964,1983]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" genus="Aster" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asterales" pageId="5" pageNumber="59" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="ageratoides">
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FF504986FEC9F850" box="[144,268,1964,1983]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">A. ageratoides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
var.
</th>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FE4C4986FBEAF850" box="[396,1071,1964,1983]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">LZ1702001;Mt. Baizhi, Chengkou County, Chongqing; 843m</td>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FB954986FB71F850" box="[1109,1204,1964,1983]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">KY807174</td>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FB3D4986FA99F850" box="[1277,1372,1964,1983]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">KY807177</td>
</tr>
<tr id="8AE73443D95847B2FF5049E3FA99F833" box="[144,1372,1993,2012]" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="59" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1">
<th id="C9365D3FD95847B2FF5049E3FE97F833" box="[144,338,1993,2012]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<taxonomicName id="F3D74D82D958B848FF5049E3FED5F833" authority="BZ" authorityName="BZ" box="[144,272,1993,2012]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" genus="Aster" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asterales" pageId="5" pageNumber="59" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="micranthus">
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FF5049E3FF35F833" box="[144,240,1993,2012]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">micranthus</emphasis>
BZ
</taxonomicName>
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="8AE73443D95847B2FF5049CDFA99F815" box="[144,1372,2023,2042]" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<th id="C9365D3FD95847B2FF5049CDFE97F815" box="[144,338,2023,2042]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<taxonomicName id="F3D74D82D958B848FF5049CDFEC9F815" box="[144,268,2023,2042]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" genus="Aster" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asterales" pageId="5" pageNumber="59" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="ageratoides">
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FF5049CDFEC9F815" box="[144,268,2023,2042]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">A. ageratoides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
var.
</th>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FE4C49CDFBEAF815" box="[396,1071,2023,2042]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">LZ1702020; Gecheng, Chengkou County, Chongqing; 794m.</td>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FB9549CDFB71F815" box="[1109,1204,2023,2042]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">KY807175</td>
<td id="C9365D3FD95847B2FB3D49CDFA99F815" box="[1277,1372,2023,2042]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">KY807176</td>
</tr>
<tr id="8AE73443D95847B2FF50462FFA99F7F7" box="[144,1372,2053,2072]" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<th id="C9365D3FD95847B2FF50462FFA99F7F7" box="[144,1372,2053,2072]" colspan="4" colspanRight="3" gridcol="0" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">
<taxonomicName id="F3D74D82D958B848FF50462FFED6F7F7" authority="GC" authorityName="GC" box="[144,275,2053,2072]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" genus="Aster" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asterales" pageId="5" pageNumber="59" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="micranthus">
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D958B848FF50462FFF35F7F7" box="[144,240,2053,2072]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">micranthus</emphasis>
GC
</taxonomicName>
</th>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="34683601D95BB84BFF4849A7FBA0F805" blockId="6.[136,1452,1933,2026]" pageId="6" pageNumber="60">
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D95BB84BFF4849A7FF38F84D" bold="true" box="[136,253,1933,1954]" pageId="6" pageNumber="60">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
Phylogenetic relationships among
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<emphasis id="06A3EA13D95BB84BFD8A49A7FD23F84D" box="[586,742,1933,1954]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="60">Aster oliganthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and other sampled
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<emphasis id="06A3EA13D95BB84BFC5F49A7FC17F84D" box="[927,978,1933,1954]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="60">Aster</emphasis>
species
</taxonomicName>
based on nrDNA ITS-ETS sequence data. Bootstrap support values (1,000 replicates) for maximum parsimony (MP≥50 %, right) and Bayesian posterior probabilities (PP≥0.90, left) are provided above the branches. The tree is rooted to
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<emphasis id="06A3EA13D95BB84BFD5149FFFCADF805" box="[657,872,2005,2026]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="60">Callistephus chinensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="F3D74D82D95BB84BFC5749FFFB9BF805" box="[919,1118,2005,2026]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" genus="Myriactis" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asterales" pageId="6" pageNumber="60" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="nepalensis">
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D95BB84BFC5749FFFB9BF805" box="[919,1118,2005,2026]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="60">Myriactis nepalensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="34683601D95AB84AFF7D4E8AFDF6FEEE" blockId="7.[136,1451,160,257]" pageId="7" pageNumber="61">
The Mt. Hengduanshan region is one of the worlds most important hot spots of biodiversity (
<bibRefCitation id="50464BF0D95AB84AFB074E8AFAB4FF56" author="Nie, Z. L. &amp; Gu, Z. J. &amp; Sun, H." box="[1223,1393,160,185]" pageId="7" pageNumber="61" pagination="17 - 22" refId="ref4676" refString="Nie, Z. L., Gu, Z. J. &amp; Sun, H. (2002) Cytological study of Tibetia (Fabaceae) in the Hengduan Mountains region, China. Journal of Plant Research 115: 17 - 22. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 102650200003" type="journal article" year="2002">
Nie
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D95AB84AFB374E8AFAEAFF56" box="[1271,1327,160,185]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="61">et al.</emphasis>
2002
</bibRefCitation>
), and
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<emphasis id="06A3EA13D95AB84AFF484EEEFED8FF32" box="[136,285,196,221]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="61">A. oliganthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is endemic to its eastern part.
<taxonomicName id="F3D74D82D95AB84AFDB24EEEFCEEFF32" authorityName="W. P. Li &amp; Z. Li" authorityYear="2017" box="[626,811,196,221]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" genus="Aster" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asterales" pageId="7" pageNumber="61" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="oliganthus">
<emphasis id="06A3EA13D95AB84AFDB24EEEFCEEFF32" box="[626,811,196,221]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="61">Aster oliganthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be regarded as a characteristic species of the flora of the eastern Mt. Hengduanshan region.
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