Ligularia muliensis (Asteraceae, Senecioneae) is merged with L. tsangchanensis

Abstract

Observations on both herbarium specimens (including type material) and living plants demonstrate that Ligularia muliensis and L. tsangchanensis are conspecific. We therefore place L. muliensis into the synonymy of L. tsangchanensis. Lectotypfications are proposed for L. tsangchanensis and L. muliensis.

Chemical and Genetic Identity of Ligularia tsangchanensis and L. muliensis. Isolation of a Cacalol Precursor from a Hybrid of L. tsangchanensis and L. vellerea

“…Their difference is in the length of the raceme: longer for L. tsangchanensis and shorter for L. muliensis. However, a recent morphological study led to a merging of L. muliensis with L. tsangchanensis [8]. We previously reported that L. tsangchanensis in Yunnan (Lijiang to Shangrila area) and Sichuan (Xiangcheng to Litang area) were separate in our two indices [9].…”

Ligularia dalaolingensis sp. nov. (Asteraceae–Senecioneae) from central China

“…(Asteraceae, Senecioneae), with approximately 140 species recognized, is a Eurasian genus with the distribution center in southwestern China (Liu 1989, Liu andIllarionova 2011). Currently, 119 species are accepted in China (Liu and Illarionova 2011, Ren and Yang 2013a, b, 2014, Illarionova 2014, Li et al 2014, Chen 2016, Wang et al 2016a, b, c, d, 2017, Illarionova et al 2017a. Species of Ligularia occur in a variety of habitats from forests to alpine meadows at elevations ranging from 1000 to 4000 m a.s.l.…”