Amana wanzhensis L.Q.Huang, B.X.Han & K.Zhang, 2014

Han, Bangxing, Zhang, Ke & Huang, Luqi, 2014, Amana wanzhensis (Liliaceae), a new species from Anhui, China, Phytotaxa 177 (2), pp. 118-124 : 120

Amana wanzhensis L.Q.Huang, B.X.Han & K.Zhang , sp. nov. ( Fig. 1 )

Haec species nova ad A. erythronioides affinis , sed bracteis minoribus (0.1–0.5 cm longis), antherae luteae, tepalis deciduis differt.

Type: — China. Anhui Province: Ningguo City, Xianxia Town , 30°34’ 79’’N, 119°22’97”E, alt. 735 m, 18 March 2013, B . X. Han & X. W . Song 2012125 (holotype, ACM!, isotype, PE!) .

Perennial herbs; bulbs ovoid, 1.5–2.5 cm in diameter, tunics brown, papery, pilose inside. Stems 15–30 cm tall, glabrous, simple. Leaves 2, opposite, lanceolate, green, 15–30 cm long, 1–3 cm wide, entire, obviously vein. Bracts usually 3 in number, not whorled, ribbon, 0.1–0.5 cm long, floral deciduous. Flowers solitary, funnel-shaped; tepals 6, white, with a green blotch at the base and brown strips on the back; Stamens 6, two-wheeled, anthers 0.4–0.6 cm long, yellow, filaments 0.5–0.7 cm long, white. Oval ovaries, yellowish-green, 0.6 cm long, styles 1 cm long. Fruits triquetrous, 1–2 cm long, 0.5–1 cm wide. Flowers in February or March and fruits in March or April. The new species is closely related to A. erythronioides , but readily distinguished from it by having shorter bracts (0.1–0.5 cm long), yellow anthers, deciduous tepals.

Distribution and habitat: — A. wanzhensis is endemic to Xianxia Town, Ningguo City, Anhui Province, where it is widespread. It mostly grows in moist bamboo forests or meadow with elevation ranging from 600 to 800 m.

Figures

FIGURE 1. A. wanzhensis (A) plant, (B) tunics, (C) outer tepal, (D) inner tepal, (E) pedicel and ovary, (F) fruit. From holotype, drawn by Yun-Xi Zhu.