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Issue: Vol. 737 No. 3: 14 Jan. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-01-14
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.737.3.2
Page range: 131-148
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Allium paludicola (Amaryllidaceae), a new species from Zhejiang, eastern China

Keqiao Science and Technology Innovation Center, Zhejiang Shuren University, Shaoxing 312028, China; College of Biology and Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang Shuren University, Hangzhou 310015, China
Scientific Research Management Center of East China Medical Botanical Garden, Lishui 323000, China
Zhejiang Forestry Survey Planning and Design Co. Ltd., Hangzhou 310020, China
Zhejiang Forest Resources Monitoring Centre, Zhejiang, Hangzhou 310020, China
Zhejiang Museum of Natural History, Zhejiang, Hangzhou, 310014, China
Zhejiang Forestry Survey Planning and Design Co. Ltd., Hangzhou 310020, China
Zhejiang Museum of Natural History, Zhejiang, Hangzhou, 310014, China
Zhejiang Forestry Survey Planning and Design Co. Ltd., Hangzhou 310020, China; Zhejiang Forest Resources Monitoring Centre, Zhejiang, Hangzhou 310020, China
Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Environment on the Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau, Ministry of Education, School of Ecology and Environment, Xizang University, Lhasa 850000, China; Motuo Biodiversity Observation and Research Station of Xizang Autonomous Region, Motuo 860700, China
Allium taxonomy new species morphology phylogeny Monocots

Abstract

A new species of Allium L. (Amaryllidaceae) from Zhejiang, eastern China, namely A. paludicola, was described and illustrated. Morphological analysis indicates this new species is similar to A. longistylum, but differs in having white tunic; taller plants, with leaves and scapes 35–80 cm long; lateral scape; mountain herbaceous swamp habitat. Molecular phylogenetic analyses support it as a new species and suggest it is closely related to A. longistylum.

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How to Cite

Wang, M.-Z., Wang, J.-F., Lou, J., Xie, W.-Y., Zhou, X., Zhong, J.-P., Xu, Y.-L., Chen, Z.-H. & Li, P. (2026) Allium paludicola (Amaryllidaceae), a new species from Zhejiang, eastern China. Phytotaxa 737 (3): 131–148. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.737.3.2