Aspidistra longgangensis sp. nov. (Asparagaceae) from limestone areas in Guangxi,China |
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| Authors: | Chun‐Rui Lin Zheng‐Quan Nong Yu‐Song Huang Tao Meng Yan Liu |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Guangxi Inst. of Botany, Guangxi Zhuangzu Autonomous Region and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guilin, China;2. Longgang National Natural Reserve Administration of Guangxi, Chongzuo, China |
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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