Cyclobalanopsis reclinatocaulis, A New Species of Fagaceae from Fujian Province
Cyclobalanopsis reclinatocaulis M.M.L,a new species from western Fujian,China,is described and illustrated.Based on morphological characters,it is similar to Cyclobalanopsis grauca (Thunb.) Oerst.,but differs in its winter budsreddish-brown;leaf blade subleathery,often elliptic,ovate-elliptic,abaxially often dark gray when dry,margin often shallow serrations;cupule bracts in 8-10 rings,crowded;nut obovoid to obovoid-ellipsoid,apex somewhat depressed,dense pale-pubescent;stylopodium slightly broad 3-4 mm in diam.,7-8-ringed.
FagaceaeCyclobalanopsisnew speciessubtropical floraFujian province