Aspidistra chongzuoensis (Asparagaceae): a new species from limestone areas in Guangxi, China

Phytotaxa ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 208 (3) ◽  
pp. 231
Author(s):  
CHUN-RUI LIN ◽  
YU-SONG HUANG ◽  
WEI-BO ZENG ◽  
FANG ZHU
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Herbarium Specimens ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
National Nature Reserve ◽  
A New Species

During our fieldwork in the southwest Guangxi, China in January 2014, we found in the White-headed Langur National Nature Reserve an unusual Aspidistra Ker-Gawler (1822: 628) specimen with fruits and dried up flowers only, so we could not identify it without fresh flowers. In November, we returned to the place for further observations of the species, and found the plants with blackish purple, bell-shaped flowers. After consulting herbarium specimens and relevant literature on Aspidistra (Liang & Tamura 2000, Li 2004, Li & Wei 2003, Tillich 2005, 2008, Lin et al. 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, Lin & Liu 2011, Liu et al. 2011, Tillich & Leong-Skornickova 2013, Hu et al. 2014, Meng et al. 2014, Vislobokov et al. 2014), it became apparent that this population is an undescribed species, and the valid name Aspidistra chongzuoensis was used, which is described below.

scholarly journals A new species of Cochemiea (Cactaceae, Cacteae) from Sinaloa, Mexico

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leccinum Jesús García Morales ◽  
Rodrigo Homero González González ◽  
Jesús García Jiménez ◽  
Duilio Iamonico
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Small Population ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Herbarium Specimens ◽  
The North ◽  
Hummingbird Pollination ◽  
Diagnostic Key ◽  
A New Species

Background and Aims: Cochemiea is a genus which currently comprises five species occurring in Mexico. It is morphologically characterized by cylindrical decumbent to prostrate stems and by a long red-scarlet zygomorphic perianth, presumably specialized for hummingbird pollination. As part ofthe ongoing taxonomic studies on the North Mexican flora, a population discovered by Thomas Linzen in 2012 in central Sinaloa (Mexico), previously identified as Mammillaria sp., actually refers to a Cochemiea species and cannot be ascribed to any of the known species of that genus. As a consequence,we here propose to describe this population as a a new species for science.Methods: The work is based on field surveys (autumn 2018 and spring 2019) in central Sinaloa, examination of herbarium specimens, and analysis of relevant literature. Its conservation status was assessed following the guidelines of the IUCN; AOO and EOO were calculated with the programGeoCAT.Key results: Cochemiea thomasii is described and illustrated from Sinaloa. The new species is morphologically similar to C. halei from which it differs by the hanging stems, the larger conical tubercles, less numerous and shorter central spines, and the ovoid fruits. A diagnostic key of the knownCochemiea species is included.Conclusions: Cochemiea thomasii is endemic to the state of Sinaloa where it occupies a small area. On the basis of the criteria B2a (geographic range) and C (small population) of IUCN, the new species can be assessed as Critically Endangered (CR) or Vulnerable (VU). Adopting the precautionary approach, Cochemiea thomasii is considered as Critically Endangered (CR).

scholarly journals Amaioua longipedicellata (Rubiaceae, Gardenieae), a new species from the Brazilian Atlantic coast

2019 ◽  
Vol 152 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-92
Author(s):  
Piero G. Delprete ◽  
Jomar G. Jardim
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Atlantic Coast ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Herbarium Specimens ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Field Observations ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Semideciduous Forest ◽  
A New Species

Background – Ongoing studies of Brazilian Rubiaceae revealed an undescribed species of Amaioua endemic to Atlantic Forest (Restinga and Semideciduous forest) of the state of Bahia, which is here described and illustrated, and its morphological characters are discussed and compared with those of similar species. Methods – This study is based on examinations of herbarium specimens, samples preserved in 60% ethanol, field observations, and digital images. Herbarium specimens of the CAY, CEPEC, HBR, IBGE, K, MBM, NY, RB, U, UB, UFG, and US herbaria were directly studied. Additional images of herbarium specimens were studied online. Results – Amaioua longipedicellata Delprete & J.G.Jardim is here described, illustrated and compared with the two most similar species, i.e., A. glomerulata (Lam. ex Poir.) Delprete & C.H.Perss. and A. intermedia Mart. A table comparing the morphological characters of these three species, and an appendix with selected specimens studied of A. glomerulata and A. intermedia are included.

scholarly journals A new species of Catapiestus Perty, 1831 from China (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Cnodalonini)

ZooKeys ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 809 ◽  
pp. 49-54
Author(s):  
Shulin Yang ◽  
Juan Guo
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
National Nature Reserve ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Coleoptera Tenebrionidae

A new species of the genusCatapiestusPerty, 1831 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Cnodalonini),C.bispinosus, is described from Leigonsan National Nature Reserve, Leishan County, Guizhou, China. The identification key by Lang and Ren for the species ofCatapiestusis modified.

scholarly journals Lithobius (Monotarsobius) tetrasulcus sp. n., a new species of centipede from China (Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae)

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sujian Pei ◽  
Haipeng Liu ◽  
Kuijing Liang ◽  
Huiqin Ma ◽  
Yanmin Lu
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Dorsal Side ◽  
Hebei Province ◽  
Longitudinal Groove ◽  
The Third ◽  
National Nature Reserve ◽  
Posterior Spine ◽  
A New Species

The myriapod fauna of China is still poorly known and very little attention has been paid to the study of Lithobiomorpha, with only 100 species and subspecies known from the country. Altogether, 11 species of subgenus Monotarsobius have been recorded from China, but only two of them have been reported from Hebei Province. Herein, a new species recently discovered in the Hebei Province, China, is described and illustrated. A new lithobiids species Lithobius (Monotarsobius) tetrasulcus sp. n. is described and illustrated from Hengshui Lake National Nature Reserve, Hebei Province, China. The new species is compared with Lithobius (Monotarsobius) crassipes Koch, 1862 from Taiwan, China. It can be easily distinguished from congeners by having a longitudinal groove on the dorsal side of the femur and tibia of the male legs 14 and 15, only having a posterior spine on the dorsal side of femur of legs 12–15, lacking robust spines lying dorsally on the external margin on the second article of the female gonopods and the third article of the female gonopods having a bidentate apical claw.

scholarly journals A new species of Viola (Violaceae) from Guangdong Province, China

PhytoKeys ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 176 ◽  
pp. 67-76
Author(s):  
Yan-Shuang Huang ◽  
Ning Kang ◽  
Xiang-Jing Zhong ◽  
Wen-Bo Liao ◽  
Qiang Fan
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
New Species ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Guangdong Province ◽  
Its Sequences ◽  
National Nature Reserve ◽  
Whole Plant ◽  
Aerial Stem ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Dense Pubescence

Viola huizhouensis (Violaceae), a new species from Xiangtoushan National Nature Reserve of Guangdong Province in China, is described and illustrated. The new species is most similar to V. guangzhouensis, but it can be easily distinguished by its much stouter rhizome, lack of aerial stem, dense pubescence of the basal pedicel and the whole plant. Our phylogenetic analysis, based on ITS sequences, confirms that the new species belongs to V. sect. Diffusae.

A new species of Craterium (Myxomycetes, Physaraceae) growing on living grass and new records of the genus from China

Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 443 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-18
Author(s):  
BO ZHANG ◽  
HAIXIA MA ◽  
ZHUANG LI ◽  
YU LI ◽  
XIAO LI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
New Records ◽  
Northeastern China ◽  
Scanning Electron Micrographs ◽  
Fruiting Bodies ◽  
National Nature Reserve ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Scanning Electron

A new species of Craterium (C. subpurpurea) collected in the Changbai Mountain National Nature Reserve, Jilin Province, northeastern China, is described. The fruiting bodies of C. subpurpurea are long cylindrical with distinct ridges, with large spinulose spores (8–10 μm diam.) as well as a persistent purplish pale peridium at the base of the sporotheca. A newly described species, C. aureonuleatum, has been documented in China for the first time, based on material collected from the Shennongjia National Nature Reserve, Hubei Province and the Gexigou National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province. Craterium aureonuleatum is characterized by a yellowish pseudocolumella at the apex of the sporocarp and a persistent cup-like peridium when mature. Descriptions and scanning electron micrographs for these members of the genus Craterium are provided.

Aspidistra jiangjinensis (Asparagaceae), a new species from Chongqing, China

Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 437 (3) ◽  
pp. 164-168
Author(s):  
SI-YONG YI ◽  
YA HUANG ◽  
HONG-YUAN CHEN ◽  
XIAO-XU ZHOU ◽  
CHUN-RUI LIN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Field Trip ◽  
Herbarium Specimens ◽  
Chongqing Municipality ◽  
A New Species

The genus Aspidistra Ker-Gawler (1822: t. 628) (Asparagaceae) is native to eastern and southeastern Asia and includes 170 species, of which more than 105 species occur in China (Liang & Tamura, 2000; Tillich, 2006, 2008, 2014; Averyanov et al. 2017, 2018, 2019; Lang et al. 1999; Li& Lin, 2016; Luo et al. 2018, Nong et al. 2018; Pan et al. 2019; Lin et al., 2019; Vislobokov et al. 2019a, 2019b). During a field trip in March 2019, an unusual species of Aspidistra with purple flowers was collected in Jiangjin District in southwest of Chongqing Municipality, China. After consulting herbarium specimens and relevant literature on Aspidistra, we reached the conclusion that the plant is a new species, here named Aspidistra jiangjinensis.

Oreorchis yachangensis (Orchidaceae), a new species from Guangxi, China

Phytotaxa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 265 (2) ◽  
pp. 169
Author(s):  
ZI-BIN ZHANG ◽  
RONG-SHI XIN ◽  
SU-HUAI QIN ◽  
BO-GAO HUANG ◽  
XIN-LIAN WEI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Southern China ◽  
The Other ◽  
National Nature Reserve ◽  
A New Species

Oreorchis yachangensis, a new species of Orchidaceae from Yachang Orchid National Nature Reserve, Guangxi, China, is described and illustrated. The new species most closely resembles Oreorchis patens in having samll flowers, yellow sepals and petals, both the petals and the lip with purple spots, but is distinguished from O. patens and the other species in Oreorchis by having lip oblong, mid-lobe 2-lobed. O. yachangensis is restricted to a wet valley in Yachang Orchid National Nature Reserve, southern China.

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

Phytotaxa ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 195 (1) ◽  
pp. 86
Author(s):  
Lun-fa Guo ◽  
Meng-qi Han ◽  
Zhu-fang Bin ◽  
Chun-rui Lin
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Herbarium Specimens ◽  
Autonomous Region ◽  
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region ◽  
Natural Reserve ◽  
Centre Of Diversity ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Southwest Part

The genus Aspidistra Ker-Gawler (1822: 628) (Asparagaceae) has its main centre of diversity in China and Vietnam. In recent years, many new species were discovered and described from that region, increasing the total number of species to over 120. In China, Aspidistra includes over 80 species and is mainly distributed in the southwest part of the country, especially in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (60 species) (Liang & Tamura 2000, Li 2004, Tillich 2005, 2008, Liu et al. 2011, Tillich et al. 2013, He et al. 2013, Lin et al. 2013a–b, 2014, Meng et al. 2014). When investigating medicinal plants in Qingshitan Natural Reserve, Lantian town, Lingchuan County, northeastern Guangxi in 2013, we collected an unusual Aspidistra specimen with linear leaves and urceolar perigone. In March 2014, we returned to the place for further observations of the species, the plant flowered regularly. After consulting herbarium specimens and relevant literature on Aspidistra, it became apparent that we had a new species at hand.

Aspidistra leucographa sp. nov. (Asparagaceae) from Guizhou, China

Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 306 (2) ◽  
pp. 164
Author(s):  
CHUN-YU ZOU ◽  
BO PAN ◽  
MENG-QI HAN ◽  
CHUN-RUI LIN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Late Stage ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Botanical Garden ◽  
Guizhou Province ◽  
Herbarium Specimens ◽  
Northern Vietnam ◽  
Se Asia ◽  
A New Species

Aspidistra Ker Gawler (1822: 628) comprises more than 160 species in subtropical SE-Asia, mainly distributed in southern China and adjacent northern Vietnam (Li 2004, Tillich 2005, 2014). In recent years, many new species have been discovered and described from Guizhou Province, southwestern China (He et al. 2011a, 2011b, 2013, Liu et al. 2015, Sun et al. 2014, Xu et al. 2010, 2015a, 2015b). In May 2013, when investigating limestone plants in Guizhou province, we discovered an unusual Aspidistra Ker Gawl. at Dadaihe Karst Tiankeng (Tangbian, Pingtang county), showing dark purplish red flowers, but the pistil was wilted because the plant was at late stage of anthesis. Therefore plants were collected and transferred to the Guilin Botanical Garden, where they flowered next spring. In November 2015, the second author (Meng-Qi Han) collected again the same Aspidistra pecies at Anjiadong Karst Tiankeng (Tangbian). After consulting herbarium specimens and relevant literature on Aspidistra (Huang et al. 2015, Lin et al. 2015, Liang et al. 2016, Ly & Tillich 2016, Pan et al. 2016, Vislobokov et al. 2016), it turned out that the plant represents a new species, which we describe below.

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