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Aspidistra foetida (Asparagaceae), a new species from Guangxi, China

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Aspidistra foetida, a new species of Asparagaceae from Guangxi, China, is described and illustrated. The new species is similar to A. cruciformis, but differs by its leaf blade margin entire, flowers spread a peculiar smell, perianth urceolate, lobes longer and nearly equal to the length of tube, stigma smaller and nearly equal to half the width of tube, upper surface nearly round and densely purplish red finely papillose, shallowly 8 (6)-lobed at margin. The new species is currently known only from the Karst areas in eastern Guangxi. Detailed analytical colour plates and line drawing, data on morphology, ecology, phenology, distribution, and provisional conservation status are provided.

Source: Phytotaxa

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.698.4.9

Authors: LING-LI ZOU, BO PAN, CHUN-RUI LIN

Institutions: Guilin Tourism University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangxi Institute of Botany

Language: English

Topic: Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4410002003

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