Aspidistra longzhouensis sp. nov. (Asparagaceae) from limestone areas in Guangxi, China
10 June 2014
lin, chun-rui; Nong, Zheng-Quan; Huang, Yu-Song; Meng, Tao; Liu, YanAspidistra longzhouensis 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 flowers, 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 center. The new species is currently known only from Longgang National Natural Reserve, Longzhou County in southwestern Guangxi, China, near the border with northern Vietnam.
Doi
10.1111/njb.00642