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Four new species in Aspidistra Ker‐Gawl. (Ruscaceae) from China, Vietnam and Japan
Author(s) -
Tillich H.J.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
feddes repertorium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1522-239X
pISSN - 0014-8962
DOI - 10.1002/fedr.200511091
Subject(s) - lobata , china , genus , geography , southern china , biology , ecology , botany , archaeology , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , pueraria
Four species of Aspidistra new to science are described, i.e. two species from China, Prov. Sichuan ( A. nanchuanensis H.‐J.Tillich sp. nova and A. lobata H.‐J.Tillich sp. nova), one species from northern Vietnam ( A. tubiflora H.‐J.Tillich sp. nova), and one species from southern Japan, Ohsumi Islands ( A. insularis H.‐J.Tillich sp. nova). Including the four new species, the genus recently encompasses 80 species. (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)