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Issue: Vol. 630 No. 1: 12 Dec. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-12-12
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.630.1.7
Page range: 80-86
Abstract views: 213
PDF downloaded: 15

Aspidistra longzhouensis (Asparagaceae), a new species from limestone areas in Guangxi, China

Guangxi Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Phytochemicals and Sustainable Utilization; Guangxi Institute of Botany; Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of Sciences
Longgang National Natural Reserve Administration Center of Guangxi
Guangxi Forestry Inventory and Planning Institute
Guangxi Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Phytochemicals and Sustainable Utilization; Guangxi Institute of Botany; Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guangxi Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Phytochemicals and Sustainable Utilization; Guangxi Institute of Botany; Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of Sciences
floral structure Longgang National Natural Reserve plant diversity taxonomy Monocots

Abstract

Aspidistra longzhouensis, a new species of Asparagaceae from Guangxi, southern China, is described and illustrated here. It is morphologically similar to A. patentiloba Y. Wan & X. H. Lu, but the new species is differentiated by its smaller leaf, flower completely pure white, stigma upper surface glabrous and with 4 radial lines, bifurcate lines at center. The new species is currently known only from the Karst areas in southwest Guangxi. Colour plates of the similar species are provided for comparison.

 

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