identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
896C0ED0EFF75DEA892F2E7C45998E7B.text	896C0ED0EFF75DEA892F2E7C45998E7B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Polygonatum kiangnanense T. Xu, S. Y. Yi & X. W. Song 2026	<div><p>Polygonatum kiangnanense T. Xu, S. Y. Yi &amp; X. W. Song sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 4, 5</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Polygonatum kiangnanense shows affinities to P. odoratum and P. infundiflorum but can be differentiated from P. odoratum by its angulate stem (40–62 cm tall), oblong leaves, racemose inflorescences with fewer flowers (1–2 (3) vs. 3–7 (14)), yellowish-green campanulate-cylindrical perianths with a constricted mid-section (vs. straight tube), longer perianth lobes (6–8 mm vs. 3 mm), and fewer seeds per fruit (2–4 vs. 7–9). It differs from P. infundiflorum in its angulate stem (vs. terete), oblong leaves (vs. lanceolate), campanulate-cylindrical flowers (vs. funnel-shaped), and distribution in southeastern China (vs. Korean endemic).</p><p>Type.</p><p>China • Anhui Province: Luan City, Jinzhai County, Mazongling Natural Conservation Zone, 1123 m. a. s. l., 12 April 2024, Xu JNYZ-2, (holotype: ACM, Fig. 6; isotype: ACM) .</p><p>Description.</p><p>Herb, rhizome terete, 9–14 mm thick; transverse section white. Stem arching, green, 40–62 cm, glabrous, angled. Leaves 7–15, alternate; petiole short or nearly sessile; leaf blade oblong, 8.0–13.0 × 3.5–5.0 cm, erect; apex acuminate; base cuneate; veins prominently raised abaxially. Inflorescences numerous, racemose, borne in upper leaf axils, each with 1–2 (3) pendulous flowers; Common peduncle 5–25 mm; pedicel 5–10 mm; Flowers grow in the axils of the leaves, pendulous. Perianth yellowish green, campanulate-cylindrical, mid-section constriction, 17–20 mm long; lobes 6–8 mm long, apex with filiform appendages. The lower 2 / 3 of the filament are connate with the perianth, cylindrical, 12–14 mm long, smooth, apex without saccate-convex. Anthers 2.5 mm long. Ovary 4 mm long, 2 mm in diam, style 10–13 mm long. Berries black, 6–8 mm in diam, 2–4 seeded.</p><p>Phenology.</p><p>Flowering March – April, fruiting April – October.</p><p>Distribution and habitat.</p><p>This species mainly grows under deciduous broad-leaved forests and bamboo forests (Suppl. material 2), 200–1300 m; documented on the slopes of South of the Huai River, with a notable concentration occurring south of the Yangtze River. Scatteredly distributed in the Dabie Mountains, in Anhui, Hubei and Zhejiang Provinces.</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The specific epithet ‘ kiangnanense’ refers to the Jiangnan region (south of the Yangtze River), where the species was originally discovered and where most of its populations occur.</p><p>Chinese name.</p><p>江南玉竹 (jiang nan yu zhu).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/896C0ED0EFF75DEA892F2E7C45998E7B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Xu, Tao;Song, Xiang-wen;Wang, Wei;Li, Wan-ting;Han, Bang-xing;Yi, Shan-yong	Xu, Tao, Song, Xiang-wen, Wang, Wei, Li, Wan-ting, Han, Bang-xing, Yi, Shan-yong (2026): Polygonatum kiangnanense (Asparagaceae), a new species from southeastern China. PhytoKeys 277: 227-240, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.277.198454
