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Issue: Vol. 744 No. 3: 10 Mar. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-03-10
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.744.3.10
Page range: 295-300
Abstract views: 18
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Aspidistra yichunensis (Asparagaceae), a new species from Jiangxi, China

College of Tourism and Landscape Architecture, Guilin University of Technology, 541006, Guilin, China; Guangxi Institute of Botany, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guilin 541006, Guangxi, China
College of Tourism and Landscape Architecture, Guilin University of Technology, 541006, Guilin, China; Guangxi Institute of Botany, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guilin 541006, Guangxi, China
College of Tourism and Landscape Architecture, Guilin University of Technology, 541006, Guilin, China; Guangxi Institute of Botany, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guilin 541006, Guangxi, China
Guangxi Institute of Botany, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guilin 541006, Guangxi, China
morphology plant diversity pollen southeastern China taxonomy Monocots

Abstract

Aspidistra yichunensis, a new species of Asparagaceae from Jiangxi Province, southeastern China, is described and illustrated. The new species is morphologically similar to Aspidistra sichuanensis, but differs by its suburceolate perianth, lobes suberect or slightly recurved, apex rounded and usually cucullate, inside with 2–4 longitudinal ridges and thickened at base, and smaller stigma irregularly 3-lobed, each lobe shallowly 2–3-lobed again, with involuted margins. Its pollen with granulate exine. This new species is only known from Yichun City in Jiangxi, China.

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How to Cite

You, Y., Gao, Y., Wan, X.-Y. & Lin, C.-R. (2026) Aspidistra yichunensis (Asparagaceae), a new species from Jiangxi, China. Phytotaxa 744 (3): 295–300. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.744.3.10