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Issue: Vol. 647 No. 1: 8 May 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-05-08
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.647.1.6
Page range: 115-120
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Aspidistra yangchunensis (Asparagaceae), a new species from Guangdong, China

Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Plant Conservation and Utilization in Southern China, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, Guangdong, China. South China National Botanical Garden, Guangzhou 510650, Guangdong, China.
Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Plant Conservation and Utilization in Southern China, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, Guangdong, China. South China National Botanical Garden, Guangzhou 510650, Guangdong, China.
Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Plant Conservation and Utilization in Southern China, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, Guangdong, China. South China National Botanical Garden, Guangzhou 510650, Guangdong, China.
morphology plant diversity taxonomy Monocots

Abstract

Aspidistra yangchunensis, a new species of Asparagaceae from Guangdong, southern China, is described and illustrated. Aspidistra yangchunensis resembles A. subrotata, but can be distinguished by the syntepalous part of perigone almost flat, 4 alternate perigone lobes folded at base in full bloom, pure white pistil, lower surface of stigma folds inward to form a circular inner space.

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