Viola Jinggangshanensis (Violaceae), a New Species from Jiangxi, China

A new species of Viola (Violaceae) from Jiangxi Province, China, is described and illustrated. Viola jinggangshanensis Z.L. Ning & J.P. Liao is the sixth species in Viola sect. Diffusae, and is distinct from the sympatric V. diffusa by having conspicuously stipitate spherical glands on the later...

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Published in:Annales botanici fennici 2012, Vol.49 (5), p.383-386
Main Authors: Ning, Zu-Lin, Zeng, Zhen-Xin, Chen, Ling, Xu, Bing-Qiang, Liao, Jing-Ping
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Calyx
Capsules
corolla
Flowers
Leaf blade
Leaves
New species
New taxa and nomenclature
Petals
Petioles
Plants
Stolons
surfaces
Viola
Violas
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Summary:A new species of Viola (Violaceae) from Jiangxi Province, China, is described and illustrated. Viola jinggangshanensis Z.L. Ning & J.P. Liao is the sixth species in Viola sect. Diffusae, and is distinct from the sympatric V. diffusa by having conspicuously stipitate spherical glands on the lateral petals, sepals with dark-red spots, leaf blade adaxially dark green, abaxially purplish, both surfaces densely papillose-hispid, base of leaves shallowly cordate or truncate, narrowly decurrent on petioles, and capsules ovoid-orbicular, 3–4 mm long and 1.5–2 mm in diameter.
ISSN:0003-3847
1797-2442
DOI:10.5735/085.049.0610