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Issue: Vol. 711 No. 2: 24 Jul. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-07-24
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.711.2.9
Page range: 195-201
Abstract views: 290
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Peliosanthes qixingkengensis (Asparagaceae), a new species from Guangdong Province, Southern China

College of Life Sciences, Zaozhuang University, Zaozhuang 277160, Shandong, China
Guangdong Enping Qixingkeng Provincile Nature Reserve, Jiangmen 529000, Guangdong, China
College of Life Sciences, Zaozhuang University, Zaozhuang 277160, Shandong, China
Guangdong Enping Qixingkeng Provincile Nature Reserve, Jiangmen 529000, Guangdong, China
State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, China
Guangzhou Linfang Ecological Technology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 510520, Guangdong, China
State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, China
flora Guangdong plant diversity plant taxonomy Monocots

Abstract

Peliosanthes qixingkengensis, a new species from Guangdong Province, southern China, is distinguished by a unique combination of morphological traits: (1) a flattened and split corona; (2) a 3–6-lobed stigma and a 3–6-locular ovary. Furthermore, persistent cataphylls (membranous sheaths encasing petioles, up to 14 cm long) provide additional diagnostic characters differentiating it from congeners.

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How to Cite

Feng, H.-Z., Chen, X.-Y., Li, X.-F., Liang, J.-J., Liao, W.-B., Wu, L.-F. & Fan, Q. (2025) Peliosanthes qixingkengensis (Asparagaceae), a new species from Guangdong Province, Southern China. Phytotaxa 711 (2): 195–201. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.711.2.9