Smelowskia sunhangii (Brassicaceae), a new species from China, with a re-evaluation of the S. tibetica complex

Smelowskia sunhangii (Brassicaceae), a new species from China, with a re-evaluation of the S. tibetica complex

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Smelowskia sunhangii, from Qinghai Crumbers and Tibet (China), is described and illustrated.Morphological and molecular data indicate that S.sunhangii is closely related to Smelowskia tibetica, from which it is easily distinguished by the densely hirsute (vs.

glabrous or sparsely pubescent), elliptic to ovate-lanceolate (vs.suborbicular, oblong, or lanceolate) fruits with undulate (vs.straight) margins.

A Cable Clamps/Clips re-evaluation of the widely distributed S.tibetica and related taxa is also provided.