Name:

Aspidistra pileata D.Fang & L.Y.Yu – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 40(2): 159 (2002).

Holotype:

China: Guangxi, Lingyun, Sicheng, Xixiu, limestone hill, in forests, 1984-12-07, X.H.Lu et al. 0317 (holotyp, GXMI).

Distribution:

China: Guangxi.

Phenology:

no data.

Description

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protologue:

Rhizoma repens teres, 2.5–5 mm diam., nodosum et squamatum. Folia solitaria, inter se 1.5–3 cm distantia; laminae anguste ovato-ellipticae vel anguste ovato-lanceolatae, 12–20.3 cm longae, 4.4–6.2 cm latae, apice acuminatae vel longe acuminatae, basi obtusae, margine supra medium inconspicue serrulatae, utrinsecus asymmetricae; petioli 4–21 cm longi. Pedunculus 18 mm longus, erectus, 3-bracteatus; bractea summa late ovata 11 mm longa 8 mm lata apice acuta, inferna latissime obovata 7–8 mm diam, apice rotunda, media late ovata vel latissime obovala. Flos unicus erectus, atropurpureus; perianthium 21 mm longum, extus gracile ca. 16-costatum, tubo late campanulato 11 mm diam, apice 6-lobato, lobis suboblongis 7–10 mm longis 4–5.5 mm latis reflexis 5–7-nervibus apice obtusis. Stamina 6，in parte tertia infero tubi affixa, stigmate conspicue inferiora, antheris reniformibus 1 mm longis fere estipitatis. Pistillum 9.5 mm longum, ovario subinflato, stylo 8 mm longo inferne articulato, stigmate peltato-dilatato pileato 5 mm alto 7 mm diam. supra ad centrum conspicue convexo et obtuso margine 3-lobato, lobis apice rotundis. Bacca non visa.

Sourses:

D.Fang & L.Y.Yu (2002) – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 40(2): 159–163; Li Guangzhao (2004).

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