Aspidistra cyathiflora var. bifolia and A-neglecta spp. nov (Convallariaceae) from northern Vietnam

Nguyen, Khang Sinh; Averyanov, Leonid V.; Tillich, H.-J.; Pham, Van The; Maisak, Tatiana V. and Sam, Ly Ngoc (2017): Aspidistra cyathiflora var. bifolia and A-neglecta spp. nov (Convallariaceae) from northern Vietnam. In: Nordic Journal of Botany, Vol. 35, No. 4: pp. 482-487

Abstract

This paper continues the publication of new results of a successive investigation of the genus Aspidistra in Vietnam. It includes descriptions and illustrations of two new taxa discovered in northern Vietnam, A. cyathiflora Y. Wan & C.C. Huang var. bifolia Aver., Tillich & K.S. Nguyen and A. neglecta Aver., Tillich & K.S. Nguyen. Both plants are local endemics of karstic limestone areas in northern Vietnam. Data on ecology, phenology, tentative relations, distribution and expected conservation status are reported for all mentioned taxa.

• Item Type: Journal article
• Faculties: Biology > Department Biology I
• Subjects: 500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology
• ISSN: 0107-055X
• Language: English