Aletris guangxiensis (Nartheciaceae), a new species from Guangxi, China

Authors: Nong, You Country: People's Republic of China DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.237.115037 Published: Jan. 1, 2024 Source: PhytoKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Conservation · Topics: Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions, Plant and animal studies, Plant Diversity and Evolution

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Aletris guangxiensis Y. Nong & Y. F. Huang (Nartheciaceae), a new species from Guangxi, China, is described and illustrated. This new species is most similar to A. scopulorum, but it can be easily distinguished by its sparsely glandular, 5–18 cm long scape, glandular inflorescence axis, distinctly pedicellate flowers, sparsely glandular, 5–10 mm long pedicel, bract borne at base of pedicel, glabrous perianth divided to the base, strongly recurved or revolute perianth lobes and turbinate, obovoid to oblong-obovoid capsule. An identification key for 24 species and 1 hybrid of Aletris is also provided.

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