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Aspidistra longgangensis sp. nov. (Asparagaceae) from limestone areas in Guangxi, China
Author(s) -
Lin ChunRui,
g ZhengQuan,
Huang YuSong,
Meng Tao,
Liu Yan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/njb.00642
Subject(s) - asparagaceae , biology , perianth , appendage , botany , apex (geometry) , china , epiphyte , anatomy , geography , stamen , archaeology , pollen
Aspidistra longgangensis C. R. Lin, Y. S. Huang & Yan Liu, a new species of Asparagaceae from the limestone areas in Guangxi, China, is described and illustrated. It is similar to A. guangxiensis S. C. Tang & Yan Liu in the shape of the flower, but differs by leaf blade pachyphyllous and bigger; the perianth lobes with appendages at base, appendage oblong, 3–5 mm long, apex incurved; stigma upper surface white, with 4(3) radial, bifurcate lines in the center. The new species is currently known only from Longgang National Natural Reserve, situated in southwestern Guangxi, China, near the border with northern Vietnam.