Subtropical Plant Science ›› 2025, Vol. 54 ›› Issue (4): 469-472.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1009-7791.2025.04.012

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Bredia fordii var. albiflora, a New Variety of Melastomataceae

MA Liang1, CHEN Xin-yan2, CHEN Shan-si3, CHEN Shi-pin4*   

  1. (1. Fujian Health College, Fuzhou 350101, Fujian China; 2. Sanming Municipal Garden Center, Sanming 365000, Fujian China; 3. Youxi County Water Resources Bureau, Youxi 365100, Fujian China; 4. College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, Fujian China)
  • Received:2025-03-04 Accepted:2025-08-06 Online:2025-08-30 Published:2025-10-13
  • Contact: CHEN Shi-pin

白花叶底红——野牡丹科一新变种

马 良1,陈新艳2,陈善思3,陈世品4*   

  1. (1. 福建卫生职业技术学院,福建 福州 350101;2. 三明市园林中心,福建 三明 365000;3. 尤溪县水利局,福建 尤溪 365100;4. 福建农林大学林学院,福建 福州 350002)
  • 通讯作者: 陈世品
  • 基金资助:
    高层次人才科研启动专项(MWY2023-5-02);福建梅花山国家级自然保护区植被调查项目(KH230429A)

Abstract: A new variety of Melastomataceae, Bredia fordii var. albiflora Liang Ma & Xin Y. Chen, is reported from Fujian province, China. This variety is distinguished from B. fordii var. fordii by its having short white hairs throughout the entire plant, and branchlets, petioles, abaxial leaf surfaces, pedicels, and calyx are all green, while petals white. The new taxon is distributed in evergreen broad-leaved forests of northwestern Fujian, with stable populations and no special trait variation or degeneration observed.

Key words: Melastomataceae, new variety, Fujian province

摘要: 报道福建省野牡丹科Melastomataceae一新变种——白花叶底红Bredia fordii var. albiflora Liang Ma & Xin Y. Chen。该变种与原变种叶底红B. fordii var. fordii的主要区别为:全株被白色短柔毛,小枝、叶柄、叶背、花梗及花萼均呈绿色,花瓣白色。该新变种分布于闽西北地区常绿阔叶林下,野外种群稳定,未发现特殊的性状变异或性质退化现象。

关键词: 野牡丹科, 新变种, 福建省

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