Name:

Aspidistra papillata G.Z.Li – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 41(4): 382 (2003).

Holotype:

China: Guangxi, Nanning, Nanhu Park, alt. 205 m, cultivated, 1999.06.18, G.Z.Li 16885 (holotype, IBG).

Specimens:

China: Guangxi, Guilin, Yanshan, alt. 180 m, transplanted from Nanhu Park, Nanning, 2000.06.20, Aspidistra Research Group 069 (isotype: IBK00200631).

Vietnam: Lang Son, Dinh Lap, Lam Ca, under the canopy of evergreen broadleaf trees on mountains, alt. 180-250 m a.s.l., 21°28′30″ N, 107°01′07″ E, 14 March 2019, Hoang Thanh Son, HTS 637 (VAFS, LE, HN).

Vietnam: Bac Giang province, Tay Yen Tu National Park (MW0756237)

Distribution:

China: Guangxi; Vietnam: Lang Son, Bac Giang provinces.

Phenology:

Flowers in April in cultivation.

Description

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protologue:

Rhizoma subteres, 1–1.3 cm diam., dense nodosum et squamatum, radices elongatas edens. Vaginae 3–4, 1.5–11 cm longae, basin folii amplectentes, vetustiores in fibrillas demum dissolutae. Folia solitaria, 0.5–2 cm inter se distantia, interdum 2 caespitosa; laminae ellipticae vel oblongo-ellipticae, 18–25 cm longae, 6–8.5 cm latae, apice acuminatae, basi late cuneatae vel subrotundatae interdum inaequilaterae, margine integrae; petioli crassi, 12–15 cm longi, 2.5–3.5 mm diam., supra canaliculati. Pedunculus crassus, 2.5–5.5 cm longus, 4–7-bracteatus, bracteis purpurascentibus, infimis anguste ovatis 1.2–3 cm longis, 6–8 mm latis, summis ovato-lanceolatis 3–3.5 cm longis, 2–2.4 cm latis, apice attenuatis. Flores solitarii, terminales. Perianthium late campanulatum, 2.5–3 cm longum, 6(–7)-fidum, lobis late ovato-triangulatis, 2– seriatis, 3 exterioribus basi obtegentibus latera 3 interiorum, 1.2–1.5 cm longis, 1.4–1.6 cm latis, apice obtusis, extus purpurascentibus, purpureo-punctulatis, intus purpureis, 7-sulcatis, tubo 1.3–1.7 cm longo, 2–2.4 cm diam., extus purpureo-striato, intus purpureo. Stamina 6 (–7), basi tubi inserta, filamentis albis, circ. 2 mm longis, antheris oblongis, flavis, circ. 4 mm longis, circ. 2 mm latis. Pistillum 1.5 cm longum, ovario dilatato purpureo, stylo circ. 5 mm longo albo, articulato, stigmate dilatato, peltato, 1.3 cm diam., stamina conspicue superante, centro convexo, facie supera cineraceo, dense papillato, radiatim 3-sulcato, sulcis apice bifurcatis, dorso purpureo, margine profunde 3-lobato, lobis revolutis apice leviter 3-lobulatis, lobulis mediis majoribus. Fructus ignoti.

Sourses:

G.Z.Li & Y.G.Wei (2003) – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 41(4): 381–386; Huang et al. (2015) – Phytotaxa 208 (3): 231–235; Khang et al. (2020) – Journal of Science: Nat. Sci. Tech.Vol. 36, No.4: 69–76.

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