Sichuan Hengduan Mountains were found to be named after the new plant species of the plant species of the plant.

Cover reporter Chen Yanzhang

On August 11, the cover reporter learned from the Chengdu Institute of Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences that Chengdu Biological Institute and scientific researchers of Jiangxi Agricultural University published a paper saying that a new Rat -backed Plant Colubrina Zhaoguangii "Relief Valley Snake Vine" was discovered. This is the third kind of snake vine plant recorded by China. Researchers are resettlement and tribute to Researcher Liu Zhaoguang, who commemorates and pay tribute to the late ecologist who commemorates and pay tribute to the study of vegetation research in Hengduan Mountain.

Relief Valley snake vine mode specimen

Handti Drawing Drawing (Li Congyue painted)

It is understood that in August 2021, Dr. Hu Jun, Chengdu Biological Research Institute led the inspection team to conduct a second Qinghai -Tibet Plateau scientific investigation. In the Jinsha River Ganwa River Valley in the Jinsha River, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province, they collected a rat Li Ke species and could not correspond to the existing rats and plants. Mouse -lip -in -family species at home and abroad have confirmed that it is a new species of Rats and Snake Vine.

The researchers drafted the Latin name Colubrina Zhaoguangii for the new species to commemorate and pay tribute to the late botanist and ecologist Liu Zhaoguang who has long been engaged in the study of Viagra of Hengduan Mountains for a long time. To indicate that the species is distributed in the Golden Shajiang River Valley area at the base of Hengduan Mountain.

It is understood that there are about 38 species in the world of snake vines, distributed in southern Asia, Oceania, Pacific Islands, Africa, southern United States, and Latin America tropical and subtropical coastal areas. There are two types of distribution in my country, namely the snake vine Asiatica and the wool snake vine Pubescents. The former is distributed in the coastal areas of Guangdong, Guangxi, and Taiwan, and the latter is distributed in the Lancang River and Honghe in southern Yunnan.

The arcane snake vine discovered this time is the third snake vine species distributed in China. Compared with snake vines and wool snake vines, the serpentine vines are short shrubs. The top of the branches is often specialized into thorn -like, and the leaves are small and the top is short, so it is easy to identify. In terms of form, the Rad Valley snake vine and Madagascar's Madagascar snake vine alluaudii and the green snake vine viridis in the northwestern Mexico, but the leaves of the Relief Valley snake vine have tiny white bubble -shaped scales, as the two The closeness of closeness is obviously different.

In addition, according to the distribution range, quantity and degree of disturbance of the Relief Valley snake vine, the researchers combine the evaluation criteria of the Red List of Endangered Species of the World Nature Protection (IUCN), it is recommended to evaluate the aid vulnerable/VU ) Species.

Hu Jun said that the discovery of the Valley snake vine not only enriched the diversity of plant species in my country, but also highlighted the importance of the basic investigation of biological diversity. The discovery of this new species reminds us that the dry river valley area of ​​Hengduan Mountains is important to protect the biodiversity of the Hengduan Mountains. In addition, the discovery of the Gale snake vine has important scientific value for studying the system development of Rats and Plants and the biological geography of Hengduan Mountains.

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