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Plate 415. Heteropolygonatum ogisui
Author(s) -
Tamura Minoru N.,
Xu Jiemei
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
curtis's botanical magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1467-8748
pISSN - 1355-4905
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8748.00294
Subject(s) - epiphyte , key (lock) , china , biology , botany , genus , white (mutation) , geography , ecology , archaeology , biochemistry , gene
Based on specimens collected from Mt Wawu (Wawushan), Sichuan, China, Heteropolygonatum ogisui ( Convallariaceae‐Polygonateae ) is newly described in this paper. This species is similar to H. roseolum , but differs from it in the leaves, which are sessile and dull white on the abaxial side without a prominent midrib, and totally pink flowers. At the present stage of studies into the genus, Heteropolygonatum consists of five species: H. roseolum , H. pendulum , H. xui , H. ginfushanicum and H. ogisui , which are all epiphytic and distributed only in western China. An artificial key to the species is provided.