Carpesium linearibracteatum (F. H. Chen & C. M. Hu) Y. B. Li, T. Deng & H. Sun, 2018

Zhang, Yongzeng, Deng, Tao, Li, Yanbo, Zhang, Xiaoshuang, Tojibaev, Komiljon Sh., Zhang, Jianwen & Sun, Hang, 2018, Taxonomic revis on of Carpesium linearibracteatum (Asteraceae: Inulinae) from China, Phytotaxa 371 (2), pp. 111-111 : 111

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.371.2.5
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13728918
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/44183654-FF8A-A30F-14E5-F853D702FD3E
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Carpesium linearibracteatum (F. H. Chen & C. M. Hu) Y. B. Li, T. Deng & H. Sun
status	comb. nov.

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Carpesium linearibracteatum (F. H. Chen & C. M. Hu) Y. B. Li, T. Deng & H. Sun View in CoL , comb. nov.

Basionym: Carpesium leptophyllum var. linearibracteatum F. H. Chen & C. M. Hu (1974: 500) View in CoL .

Type:— CHINA. Sichuan, Bao-xing, KL Chu 3280 (holotype: IBSC!, isotypes: IBSC!, E!).

Herbs, perennial. Rhizome stout, with numerous fibrous roots. Stems 40–80 cm tall, branched and pubescent in upper part, glabrous in lower part. Leaves alternate membranous to herbaceous; radical leaves withering early, lower and middle leaves petiolate; petiole 2–6 cm, with wing, leaves ovate or lanceolate, 7–12 × 4–6 cm, abaxial tomentose, white pilose along veins, adaxially subglabrous, base truncate, margin irregularly shallow toothed, apex acute or shortly acuminate; upper leaves shortly petiolate or subsessile, lanceolate, base cuneate, margin subentire or shallow toothed, apex acuminate. Campanulate capitula several to many; axillary capitula usually without bracteal leaves or very small bracteal leaves; terminal ones with 2–3 lanceolate or linear bracteal leaves 1–2.5 cm long. Involucre hemispheric, 5–6 × 4–6 mm; phyllaries 4-seriate, outer ones ovate, ca. 3 mm, dry membranous, abaxially subglabrous, apex acute, median oblong, 5–6 × ca. 2 mm, margin ciliate or serrulate, apex obtuse, innermost linear-lanceolate, 6–7 × ca. 1 mm, apex obtuse. Marginal florets 3- or 4-seriate, corolla cylindric, instaminate flower 1.5–2.5 mm, 5-dentate; disk florets tubular, 2–2.5 mm, limb 5-dentate. Achenes ca. 3.5 mm.

Distribution:— China (Sichuan): Bao-xing, Tian-quan and Lu-ding county.

Additional specimens examined:— China. Sichuan: E-mei Mt. Leidongfang, YH Tao et al. 51568 (IBSC); Lu-ding Hailuogou, ZL Nie 2463 (KUN); Tian-quan Erlang Mt, ZL Nie 2408 (KUN).