Amana wanzhensis (Liliaceae), a new species from Anhui, China
Author
Han, Bangxing
College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering; Research Center of Research and Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine; West Anhui University; Anhui Province, Lu’an, 237012, China & National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Science, State Key Laboratory of Dao-di Herbs, Beijing 100700, China
Author
Zhang, Ke
Department of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230031, China; e-mail: huangluqi 01 @ 126. com
Author
Huang, Luqi
National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Science, State Key Laboratory of Dao-di Herbs, Beijing 100700, China
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Phytotaxa
2014
2014-08-27
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.177.2.3
journal article
10.11646/phytotaxa.177.2.3
1179-3163
5144621
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
.