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Issue: Vol. 773 No. 1: 4 Sept. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-09-04
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.773.1.7
Page range: 79-88
Abstract views: 27
PDF downloaded: 1

Ophiopogon nanlingensis (Asparagaceae, Convallarioideae), a new species from the Nanling Mountains, Guangdong Province, China

College of Life Sciences; Zaozhuang University; Zaozhuang 277160; Shandong; China
State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agroecosystems; College of Ecology; Lanzhou University; Lanzhou 730000; China
Guangdong Nanling National Nature Reserve Administration; Shaoguan 512727; Guangdong; China
Guangdong Nanling National Nature Reserve Administration; Shaoguan 512727; Guangdong; China
Guangdong Ecological and Environmental Monitoring Center; Guangzhou 510308; Guangdong; China
Guangdong Nanling National Nature Reserve Administration; Shaoguan 512727; 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; National Park and Nature Education Research Institute; Sun Yat-sen University; Guangzhou 510275; Guangdong; China
Monocots Asparagaceae Convallariaceae new taxa plant taxonomy

Abstract

Ophiopogon nanlingensis, a new species from the Nanling Mountains, Guangdong Province, China, is described and illustrated. It is most similar to O. angustifoliatus originally described from SW China, but is clearly distinguishable mainly by its densely caespitose habit with a robust rhizome (vs. prostrate with slender, creeping rhizome/stolons), free anthers that become reflexed after anthesis (vs. laterally connate, not reflexed), and shorter pedicels (3.5–4.5 mm) with the joint at the middle (vs. longer pedicels (6–8 mm) with the joint below the middle). Information on habitat, conservation status (tentatively assessed as Vulnerable (VU, criterion D2)), phenology, and taxonomic affinities with related congeners is also provided.

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How to Cite

Feng, H.Z., Xu, T., Shui, K.C., Liu, Z.F., Xu, W., Gong, Y.N. & Fan, Q. (2026) Ophiopogon nanlingensis (Asparagaceae, Convallarioideae), a new species from the Nanling Mountains, Guangdong Province, China. Phytotaxa 773 (1): 79–88. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.773.1.7