<i>Aspidistra anomala, A. elegans</i> and <i>A. sinensis</i> spp. nov. (Asparagaceae, Convallariaceae s.s.) from China, Laos and Vietnam

Averyanov, Leonid V.; Tillich, H.‐J.

doi:10.1111/njb.01014

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“…Available data indicate eastern Indochina as the largest center of species diversity of this genus. The most recent results of investigations in this area have been summarized in a series of recent publications (Averyanov and Tillich 2016, Nguyen et al 2017, Nuraliev et al 2017, Tillich and Averyanov 2018. Meanwhile, the diversity of the genus is still far from well known and undersood.…”

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New taxa and taxonomic notes in Aspidistra (Convallariaceae s.s.) of Laos and Vietnam

Averyanov¹,

Nguyen

Sơn

et al. 2019

Nordic Journal of Botany

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This paper continues the publication of newly obtained results from a continuing taxonomic investigation of the genus Aspidistra in Laos and Vietnam. It includes diagnoses of two new species, A. medusa Aver., K. S. Nguyen & Tillich and A. triquetra Aver., Son, Tillich & K. S. Nguyen and amended descriptions of A. khangii Aver. et Tillich and A. locii Arnautov & Bogner previously only known from incomplete material. A lectotype of A. locii is proposed. Color illustrations, new or updated data on morphology, ecology, phenology, tentative relationships, distribution and conservation status are provided for all the mentioned taxa.

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New taxa and taxonomic notes in Aspidistra (Convallariaceae s.s.) of Laos and Vietnam

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“…Available data indicate the region comprised of southern China, Laos and Vietnam as the largest center of species diversity of this genus. The most recent results from studies of this genus have been summarized in a series of recent publications (Averyanov and Tillich 2016, Nguyen et al 2017, Terrestrial perennial herb with hypogeous simple or fewbranching, creeping stout rhizome (15)20-40(50) cm long bearing many dull yellowish-gray wiry rigid roots; rhizome consisting of (4)5-8(12) sympodial plagiotropic segments, each (1.2)1.5-2.5(3.0) cm long, (0.6)0.8-1.2(1.4) cm in diameter, naked when old, showing (6)7-12(14) annular rings; young rhizome segments sparsely covered by dull pale yellowish fibrous remains of cataphylls, apical (4)5-8(10) segments terminated by erect, strongly abbreviated elementary shoots 4-6 mm tall, bearing several cataphylls and one erect leaf. Cataphylls during anthesis herbaceous, green to purple-violet, convolute, straight, upright, enveloping leaf petiole, (2)3-15(18) cm long, (1.2)1.6-2.2(2.8) cm wide (being flattened), somewhat broadening at base.…”

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New taxa and taxonomic notes in Aspidistra (Convallariaceae s.s.) in China, Laos and Vietnam

Averyanov¹,

Tillich

Nguyen

et al. 2018

Nordic Journal of Botany

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This paper continues the publication of newly obtained results from a continuing taxonomic investigation of the genus Aspidistra in mainland southeast Asia. It includes descriptions and illustrations of seven taxa discovered in China and Vietnam, A. deflexa Aver., Tillich & V.T. Pham, A. heterocarpa Aver., Tillich & V. T. Pham var. heterocarpa, A. heterocarpa Aver., Tillich & V. T. Pham var. echinata Aver., Tillich & T.A. Le, A. nigra Aver., Tillich & K. S. Nguyen, A. sessiliflora Aver. & Tillich, A. sinuata Aver. & Tillich and A. tonkinensis (Gagnep.) F. T. Wang & K. Y. Lang var. compacta Aver. & Tillich. Specific taxonomic status is proposed for A. vietnamensis (Aver. & Tillich) Aver & Tillich. described at first as a variety of A. elatior Blume. The name A. connata Tillich is accepted as a synonym of A. subrotata Y. Wan & C. C. Huang. One species, A. hainanensis W. Y. Chun & F. C. How is reported as new for the flora of Vietnam, and another one, A. semiaperta Aver. & Tillich as new for the flora of Laos. New or updated data on ecology, phenology, tentative relationships, distribution and conservation status are reported for all mentioned taxa.

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“…Representatives of the genus inhabit tropical forests of Asia, with a center of biodiversity in northern Vietnam and adjacent territories of southern China (Liang & Tamura ; Tillich , ). These plants are also common in countries such as Japan, India, Laos, Malaysia and Thailand (Hooker ; De Wilde & Vogel ; Tillich ; Tillich & Leong‐Škorničková ; Leong‐Škorničková et al ; Averyanov & Tillich , , ; Vislobokov et al , ,). Many species were discovered during the last few decades.…”

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“…Indeed, field investigations are still discovering more and more new species of Aspidistra (e.g. Averyanov & Tillich ; Liang et al ; Liu et al ; Pan et al ; Zhou et al ; Vislobokov et al ). The genus currently comprises about 160 species, including at least 60 species in Vietnam (Tillich , , ; Averyanov & Tillich , , ; Vislobokov et al ,, 2016a,b; Lin et al ; Vislobokov , ; Liu et al ).…”

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Flowering biology of Aspidistra (Asparagaceae): new data on pollination by dipteran insects

Vislobokov

2017

Plant Species Biology

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The genus Aspidistra comprises about 160 species of herbaceous plants. In previous investigations, different authors suggested that Aspidistra is pollinated by flies, fungus gnats, slugs, amphipods and even collembolans. The vast majority of data was based on only one species, A. elatior, and was not confirmed by direct observations. Recent field observations of anthetic plants confirm the idea of pollination by flies for two other species of the genus. The present study summarizes direct observations of flowering phenology and pollination of five previously unstudied species of Aspidistra. Flowering biology was studied using visual observations as well as video and photo monitoring. Flowers and captured pollinators were investigated using scanning electron microscopy. As a result, knowledge of the flowering biology of Aspidistra has been increased. The absence of heat production and an ultraviolet pattern were verified. The present data show that flowers of Aspidistra can serve as a food resource for animals. The investigated species of Aspidistra are pollinated by dipteran insects: A. formosa, A. marasmioides and A. subrotata are pollinated by fungus gnats; A. multiflora and A. oviflora are pollinated by flies. The occurrence of fungus-gnat pollination was directly demonstrated for the first time in the genus Aspidistra. The present study confirmed the idea of myiophily in the genus Aspidistra. Apparently, myiophily is common and diverse in Aspidistra. More likely, pollinators are attracted by scent, which is undetectable by humans, but the attraction mechanism is still not completely clear.

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Aspidistra anomala, A. elegans and A. sinensis spp. nov. (Asparagaceae, Convallariaceae s.s.) from China, Laos and Vietnam

Abstract: The recently discovered Aspidistra anomala, A. elegans, and A. sinensis are described and illustrated as species new to science. All novelties are local endemics of limestone areas of mainland southeast Asia.

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New taxa and taxonomic notes in Aspidistra (Convallariaceae s.s.) of Laos and Vietnam

New taxa and taxonomic notes in Aspidistra (Convallariaceae s.s.) of Laos and Vietnam

New taxa and taxonomic notes in Aspidistra (Convallariaceae s.s.) in China, Laos and Vietnam

Flowering biology of Aspidistra (Asparagaceae): new data on pollination by dipteran insects

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