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Issue: Vol. 671 No. 3: 14 Nov. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-11-14
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.671.3.2
Page range: 231-246
Abstract views: 112
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Six new species of Aspidistra (Asparagaceae: Convallarioideae) from China and Vietnam

Guangxi Key Laboratory of Plant Conservation and Restoration Ecology in Karst Terrain, Guangxi Institute of Botany, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guilin 541006, Guangxi, China
Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Cau Giay, Hanoi, 100072, Vietnam. Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, 100072, Vietnam.
Guangxi Key Laboratory of Plant Conservation and Restoration Ecology in Karst Terrain, Guangxi Institute of Botany, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guilin 541006, Guangxi, China
Guangxi Key Laboratory of Plant Conservation and Restoration Ecology in Karst Terrain, Guangxi Institute of Botany, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guilin 541006, Guangxi, China
Guangxi Key Laboratory of Plant Conservation and Restoration Ecology in Karst Terrain, Guangxi Institute of Botany, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guilin 541006, Guangxi, China
Guangxi Key Laboratory of Plant Conservation and Restoration Ecology in Karst Terrain, Guangxi Institute of Botany, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guilin 541006, Guangxi, China
limestone flora new taxa plant diversity plant endemism Sino-Vietnamese bordering area taxonomy Monocots

Abstract

This paper continues to publish new discovered from successive investigation of the species diversity of the Aspidistra genus in recent years. Six new species of Aspidistra (Asparagaceae) are described and illustrated: four from China, Aspidistra dentosa, A. dissecta, A. dongxingensis (SW Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region) and A. anlongensis (SW Guizhou Province), and two from northern Vietnam, A. longibracteata and A. backanensis. All described species are local endemics of southern China and northern Vietnam. Except for Aspidistra dongxingensis living in non-limestone areas, all other species are restricted to limestone regions. The morphology, ecology, phenology, distribution and photographs are provided for all novel taxa.

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