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Issue: Vol. 780 No. 2: 15 Oct. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-10-15
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.780.2.6
Page range: 185-192
Abstract views: 16
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Ophiopogon spathulifolius (Asparagaceae), a new species from northern Vietnam, and O. robustus new to the country

Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Prof. Popov Street 2; 197022; St. Petersburg; Russia
Hachioji-shi; Tokyo; 192-0352; Japan
Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Prof. Popov Street 2; 197022; St. Petersburg; Russia
Institute of Biology; Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology; 18; Hoang Quoc Viet Road; Cau Giay; 10072; Hanoi; Vietnam
Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Prof. Popov Street 2; 197022; St. Petersburg; Russia
Monocots Convallarioideae eastern Indochina flora plant diversity plant geography plant taxonomy

Abstract

Ophiopogon spathulifolius, a new species from Tuyen Quang Province (including former Ha Giang Province), northern Vietnam, is described and illustrated. It is distinguished from all other species of the genus by a combination of character states: estoloniferous habit with a short rhizome, petioles with scarious whitish wings dilated toward the base, spathulate and abaxially whitish leaf blades (up to 24 cm long, up to 2.4 cm wide), and subsessile narrowly deltoid anthers (2.6–2.9 mm long). Data on its ecology and distribution are also provided. Furthermore, the occurrence of O. robustus is reported from Son La Province, northwestern Vietnam. As this species was previously known only from Laos, this finding represents a new record for the flora of the country.

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How to Cite

Averyanov, L.V., Tanaka, N., Maisak, T.V., Nguyen, K.S. & Kozlova, I.V. (2026) Ophiopogon spathulifolius (Asparagaceae), a new species from northern Vietnam, and O. robustus new to the country. Phytotaxa 780 (2): 185–192. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.780.2.6