Publication Type: | Journal Article |
Year of Publication: | 2009 |
Authors: | Anqiang, D, Jinsong, Z, Qin, G, Wu, X |
Journal: | Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature |
Volume: | 19 |
Issue: | 4 |
Date Published: | 2009 |
ISBN Number: | 1055-3177 |
Keywords: | Viola, Violaceae |
Abstract: | Abstract A new species of Viola L. from Guangdong Province, China, V. guangzhouensis A. Q. Dong, J. S. Zhou & F. W. Xing, is described and illustrated here. The new taxon represents a fifth species in Viola sect. Diffusae (W. Becker) Ching J. Wang, and a taxonomic key to distinguish these taxa in China is included. Viola guangzhouensis is distinct from the sympatric V. diffusa Gingins by having obviously aerial stems, brownish purple stolons, and a bearded anterior petal. The new species is a narrow endemic, collected only from Dalingshan in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, and is assessed as Critically Endangered (CR).Abstract A new species of Viola L. from Guangdong Province, China, V. guangzhouensis A. Q. Dong, J. S. Zhou & F. W. Xing, is described and illustrated here. The new taxon represents a fifth species in Viola sect. Diffusae (W. Becker) Ching J. Wang, and a taxonomic key to distinguish these taxa in China is included. Viola guangzhouensis is distinct from the sympatric V. diffusa Gingins by having obviously aerial stems, brownish purple stolons, and a bearded anterior petal. The new species is a narrow endemic, collected only from Dalingshan in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, and is assessed as Critically Endangered (CR). |
URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3417/2007157 |
Short Title: | Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature |
A New Species of Viola (Violaceae) from Guangdong, China
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