Sunday, June 2, 2024

[Botany • 2020] Chamaelirium shimentaiense (Melanthiaceae) • A New Species from Guangdong, China


Chamaelirium shimentaiense Y.H.Tong, C.M.He & Y.Q.Li,

in Tong, Li, Guo, Dai, Zeng et He, 2020.  
 
Abstract
Chamaelirium shimentaiense (Melanthiaceae), a new species from Shimentai Nature Reserve, Guangdong Province, China is described. This species is similar to C. shiwandashanense and C. viridiflorum in having actinomorphic flowers with six tepals and unilocular anthers, but is easily distinguished from them by its strongly undulate leaf blades with crispulate margins and inconspicuous venation, purplish tepals with a slightly broadened and obtuse apex, and purple-tinged filaments. The infrageneric assignment of this species is discussed and a color plate is provided.
 
Keywords: Chamaelirium, China, Melanthiaceae, new species, taxonomy

 
 
Chamaelirium shimentaiense Y.H.Tong, C.M.He & Y.Q.Li 


Yi-Hua Tong, Yuan-Qiu Li, Guo-Xin Guo, Ke-Yuan Dai, Yang-Jin Zeng and Chun-Mei He. 2020. Chamaelirium shimentaiense (Melanthiaceae), A New Species from Guangdong, China. Nordic Journal of Botany. DOI: 10.1111/njb.02634