分类讨论:F. emeiensis is most similar to F. nubicola, F. chinensis, and F.
pentaphylla in morphology, which is also supported by the phylogenomic results (Fig. 3A and SI Appendix, Fig. S4). However,
F. emeiensis has unique and stable morphological features and
can be distinguished from related species. Plants of F. emeiensis
are robust with thick petiole and runner, and leaves are also
thick with deep veins, which separate it from its closely related
species F. nubicola. Different from F. chinensis and F. viridis with
trifoliate leaves, F. emeiensis has pinnately quinquefoliolate
leaves. In addition, petioles, runners, and peduncles of F. emeiensis are covered with appressed hairs, while those of F. pentaphylla
are covered with spreading hairs. Another trait differing F.
emeiensis from F. pentaphylla is the color of abaxial leaf. The
abaxial leaf of F. emeiensis is light green, while that of F. pentaphylla is green to purplish. Therefore, the identification of this
new species (F. emeiensis) is well supported by both genetic and
phenotypic data. F. emeiensis is diploid with the standard karyotype (2n = 2x = 14), and named F. emeiensis because the type
specimen was discovered in the Emei Mountains within the Sichuan Province in Southwest China. Our study confirmed that the
genome-wide phylogenomic analysis can discriminate very
closely related organisms and uncover cryptic species。