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Issue: Vol. 684 No. 2: 11 Feb. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-02-11
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.684.2.7
Page range: 243-253
Abstract views: 108
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Ophiopogon ximengensis, a new species from Yunnan, Southern China

Beijing Botanical Garden, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China. China National Botanical Garden, Beijing 100093, China.
College of Life Sciences, Zaozhuang University, Zaozhuang 277160, Shandong, China
Beijing Botanical Garden, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China. China National Botanical Garden, Beijing 100093, China.
Beijing Botanical Garden, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China. China National Botanical Garden, Beijing 100093, China.
Beijing Botanical Garden, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China. China National Botanical Garden, Beijing 100093, China.
Asparagaceae Liliaceae plant diversity taxonomy Monocots

Abstract

Ophiopogon ximengensis, a newly described species from Yunnan Province, SW China, is illustrated herein. Characterized by its strongly recurved tepals O. ximengensis resembles O. griffithii originally described from the same region. However, it is distinctly identifiable by its shorter and broader, more distinctly inequilateral leaf blades, denser inflorescences usually with a tuft of 2 or 3 clustered flowers in axils of bracts and shorter internodes, and more strongly recurved, internally unspotted white perianth lobes. Additionally, we provide notes on its habitat, conservation status, phenology, and taxonomic relationships with related species.

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How to Cite

Hao, J.-C., Feng, H.-Z., Tan, K., Liu, L.-A. & Lin, Q.-W. (2025) Ophiopogon ximengensis, a new species from Yunnan, Southern China. Phytotaxa 684 (2): 243–253. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.684.2.7