Title
Aspidistra lianhuatanensis, a new species from Yunnan, China
Author
Xi, Hou-Cheng
Publication
TAIWANIA
Year
2025
Volume
70
Issue
2
Corresponding Author
Wang, WG
Abstract
Aspidistra lianhuatanensis, a new species from Yunnan Province, China, is described and illustrated. It resembles A. zhangii in shape and color of stigma and style, but can be distinguished by the width of leaf blade, shape, color and size of perigone tube, color and size of perigone lobes, pollen color, and stigma size. It also resembles A. multiflora in color and size of perigone, but differs in the shape of perigone tube, pollen color, style shape and stigma size. Detailed description is provided.