Name:

Aspidistra omeiensis Z.Y.Zhu & J.L.Zhang – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 19(3): 386 (1981).

Holotype:

China: Sichuan: Emei Shan, Hongchunping, alt, 1100 m Mart 24, 1979, Z.Y.Zhu, J.L.Zhang and Y.F.Chen 70 (Type, deposited in Emei School of Chinese Materia Medica, Sichuan).

Specimens:

China: Sichuan: Liangfenggang, Z.Y. Zhu, J.L.Zhang and Y.F.Chen 39； Emei Longehi, Z.Y. Zhu 25.

Distribution:

China: Sichuan.

Phenology:

no data.

Description

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protologue:

Rhizoma crassum dense nodosum, squamatum, 1–2 cm diam. Folia (3–)4–5 caespitosa; lamina lineari, 80–90 (–100) cm longa, 2–3.3 (–4) cm lata, apice attenuata, margine reflexa, basi attenuata decurrente, obscure petiolata; petiolo 5–13 cm longo. Pedunculus brevis, 0.3–1.2 cm longus, 3–4-bracteatus; bracteis summis 2 ovatis, flori contiguis, 1.2 cm longis, 1.1 cm latis, apice 2-lobatis interdum purpureo-atomatis; floribus singularibus; perianthio campanulato, 1.5–2 cm longo, purpureo vel purpurascente, apice 6 (–8)-lobo; lobis triangulo-ovatis, 7–8 mm longis，4–5 mm latis, intus profunde purpureis vel leviter purpurascentibus, carinis longitudinalibus 6 (interioribus longioribus 4, exterioribus brevioribus 2) vel longioribus 4 mamillatis carnosis, interioribus 4 longioribus ex sub apice lobi ad dimidio tubi vel basem eius decurrentibus ornatis; tubo perianthii 0.8–1.1 cm longo, 1.2–1.4 cm diam.; staminibus 6(–8) in quarto infero tubi affixis, lobis perianthii oppositis, stipitatis; stipitibus ca. 1 mm longis； antheris transversaliter ellipsoideis; pistillo 6 mm longo, tubo perianthii 1/3-plo breviore; stylo crasso brevi; stigmate peltate inflato, supra albo convexo, 9–13 mm diam.，margine leviter repando revoluto, stamina conspicue superante; ovario 3–4-Iocnlari, in quoque loculo 4-ovulato. Fructus ignoti.

Sourses:

Y.Zhu & J.L.Zhang (1981) – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 19(3): 386–387.

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