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Chamaelirium shimentaiense (Melanthiaceae), a new species from Guangdong, China
Author(s) -
Tong YiHua,
Li YuanQiu,
Guo GuoXin,
Dai KeYuan,
Zeng YangJin,
He ChunMei
Publication year - 2020
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.02634
Subject(s) - tepal , biology , botany , apex (geometry) , stamen , china , taxonomy (biology) , pollen , archaeology , history
Chamaelirium shimentaiense (Melanthiaceae), a new species from Shimentai Nature Reserve, Guangdong Province, China is described. This species is similar to C. shiwandashanense and C. viridiflorum in having actinomorphic flowers with six tepals and unilocular anthers, but is easily distinguished from them by its strongly undulate leaf blades with crispulate margins and inconspicuous venation, purplish tepals with a slightly broadened and obtuse apex, and purple‐tinged filaments. The infrageneric assignment of this species is discussed and a color plate is provided.