Name:

Aspidistra lobata Tillich – Feddes Repert. 117(1-2): 141. (2006).

Holotype:

China, Prov. Sichuan, Emei-Shan Mountains, 1400 m, moist forest slope; 02. 04. 1997, Li Cehong 97-373 (MO 04488999).

Specimens:

Isotype: Beijing (Peking), Academia Sinica, Institute of Botany, Herbarium (PE).

Distribution:

China: Sichuan.

Phenology:

Flowers in March–April in nature.

Description

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protologue:

Rhizome slender, long creeping, ∅ 5 mm. Petiole 12–15 cm; Lamina lanceolate, 17– 20 × 5.5–6 cm, green with small pale spots, with 20–25 secondary veins at each side of midvein, one half somewhat wider than the other one; Peduncle up to 5 mm long or flowers nearly sessile; Perigone deep purple, upright, cup-shaped, 12 mm high, tube-∅ 12 mm,outsides with ca. 20 longitudinal, somewhat protruding ribs, lobes 6, deflexed, narrow triangular, 7 × 2–3 mm, with two adaxial keels; Stamens small, basal; Pistil 2–3 mm long, ovar inconspicuous, stigma patelliform, flat, ∅ 11 mm, its margin shallowly 6-lobed.

Sourses:

Tillich (2006) – Feddes Repert. 117(1-2): 139–145.

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