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Issue: Vol. 744 No. 3: 10 Mar. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-03-10
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.744.3.7
Page range: 271-280
Abstract views: 13
PDF downloaded: 3

Ophiopogon wangii (Asparagaceae), a new species from Guangxi, Southern China

State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agroecosystems, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
Guangxi Forestry Inventory and Planning Institute, Nanning 530011, Guangxi, China
State Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China; China National Botanical Garden, Beijing 100093, China; College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Guangxi Key Laboratory of Special Non-wood Forest Cultivation and Utilization, Guangxi Laboratory of Forestry, Guangxi Forestry Research Institute, 530002 Nanning, China
College of Life Sciences, Zaozhuang University, Zaozhuang 277160, Shandong, China
Asparagaceae Liliaceae plant diversity taxonomy Monocots

Abstract

Ophiopogon wangii, a new species from Guangxi in southern China, is described and illustrated. It resembles other members of the genus with connate stamens, particularly O. szechuanensis, but can be distinguished by its thicker rhizome (ca. 2 cm in diam.), pedicel articulated near the middle, short conical anthers, globose flower buds, and half-inferior ovary with a convex upper surface. The species is currently known only from a single population in a shaded, humid river valley within evergreen broad-leaved forest and is considered Critically Endangered given its extremely restricted distribution and small population size. A detailed morphological description, along with information on habitat, phenology, and taxonomic comparisons, is provided to facilitate further research and conservation of Ophiopogon diversity.

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How to Cite

Xu, T., Qin, Y., Yu, S., Jiang, R. & Feng, H. (2026) Ophiopogon wangii (Asparagaceae), a new species from Guangxi, Southern China. Phytotaxa 744 (3): 271–280. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.744.3.7