Ligularia monocephala (Asteraceae, Senecioneae), a remarkable new species from Hubei, China

Ligularia monocephala (Asteraceae, Senecioneae), a remarkable new species from Hubei, China

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Ligularia monocephala, a remarkable new species from Hubei, China, is described and illustrated.It is readily distinguishable in the whole MILKY OAT SEED genus by character combination of the reniform to cordate-reniform leaf blades which are palmately-pinnately veined and abaxially purplish red, the solitary and erect capitula, and the pappus which are as long as or slightly longer than tube of Martini Glasses the tubular corolla.A detailed description and distribution map of the species are also presented herein.