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New taxa and taxonomic notes in Aspidistra (Convallariaceae s.s.) in China, Laos and Vietnam
Author(s) -
Averyanov Leonid V.,
Tillich H.J.,
Pham Van The,
Nguyen Sinh Khang,
Le Tuan Anh,
Nguyen Hoang Tuan,
Maisak Tatiana V.,
Le Tuan Anh Hoang,
Nguyen Danh Duc,
Truong Quang Cuong,
Thuong Nguyen Thi Lien,
Vu Tien Chinh
Publication year - 2018
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.01833
Subject(s) - taxon , biology , synonym (taxonomy) , botany , china , flora (microbiology) , genus , genetics , law , bacteria , political science
This paper continues the publication of newly obtained results from a continuing taxonomic investigation of the genus Aspidistra in mainland southeast Asia. It includes descriptions and illustrations of seven taxa discovered in China and Vietnam, A. deflexa Aver., Tillich & V.T. Pham, A. heterocarpa Aver., Tillich & V. T. Pham var . heterocarpa, A. heterocarpa Aver., Tillich & V. T. Pham var. echinata Aver., Tillich & T.A. Le, A. nigra Aver., Tillich & K. S. Nguyen, A. sessiliflora Aver. & Tillich, A. sinuata Aver. & Tillich and A. tonkinensis (Gagnep.) F. T. Wang & K. Y. Lang var. compacta Aver. & Tillich. Specific taxonomic status is proposed for A. vietnamensis (Aver. & Tillich) Aver & Tillich. described at first as a variety of A. elatior Blume. The name A. connata Tillich is accepted as a synonym of A. subrotata Y. Wan & C. C. Huang. One species, A. hainanensis W. Y. Chun & F. C. How is reported as new for the flora of Vietnam, and another one, A. semiaperta Aver. & Tillich as new for the flora of Laos. New or updated data on ecology, phenology, tentative relationships, distribution and conservation status are reported for all mentioned taxa.