A New Species of Maclura Nutt. (Moraceae) from Mountains in Southern Zhejiang

Presentation was made on Maclura montana Z. P. Lei, G. Y. Li et Z. H. Chen, a new species of Maclura Nutt. from Zhejiang province,with illustrations. It is similar to M. tricuspidata Carr., but differs in trees, having plant usually without thorns, rarely with short spines 1-2 mm onlyat lower part of seedling branches, leaves broadly obovate or rhombic broadly elliptic to ovate, (4.5- 18) × (3 - 11)cm, apex usually obtuse or acute,base cuneate, petiole 3.5-6 cm, peduncle 1-1.4 cm, syncarp ca. 1 cm in diamater. Flowering Jun-July, fruiting September-October.