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ISSN 1346-756S ActaPhytotax.Geobot.S7(3)1:99-203(2006)
7)'icyrt pisseudolatijTo Hlii"aTakah. et H. Koyama A New
SpeciefsromCentralChina(Liliaceae),
HIROSHI TAKAHASHIiand HIROSHIGE KOYAMA2
iDepartment ofBioloIigbycul4o,fEducatiGoinji,iUhiversiCGBiji5i01-1193,mpan.
2Department ofBota nIyVdtiona Slcienc eMitseum, 7Isukuba 305-OO05, lapan
Plant sin central China oftcn identifi aesd 7i"icyrt ilsatijbl airea distin cftrom that species in many char-
acteristics: the perianth is nearly herizontal lpyatcn tat the leve lof 113 from the base (obliquely
ascending in T latijZ)ti tah)e; anthers are much longer than those of T latijbt itahe; irmer tepals are nar-
rowly trullat eat the basc (auricu ilna Tt elatijbli t.hae) r;oots contain orange anthraquinoid pigments;
the leave sare pubescent on beth surfaccs (glabr oonu bsoth surfaces or somewhat pubescen tonly in the
undersurfacc in T latijbli aW)e, therefbre describ ethe central Chines eplants as a new species, Z
pseudolatijblia ,which we assigned to section 7}"icvr ttio sw,hich 7 1latijbt biealongs.
Key words: China ,Liliacea ene,w species, T>'iqyr tliastijbl iTa>,"icyr ptsiesudolatijblia
Until several years ago, most botanis tbselieved nensis from east and southeast China. Specimens of
that no er few endemic species of 7}'icyr toicscurred T viriduta had often been misidentified as T macro-
in continental China. Tsi (198 0re)cognized only two podu or Z maculata, The new species with patent
species, T maculata and T macropoda for China perianth and annual rhizome reported here ,howev-
and Takahashi (198 01 9,87) and Chen & [fakahashi er, is distin cftrom T macropoda, which has a
(2000 re)ported a third species, T latlptia. recurved perianth and perennial rhizome. The thin
In the genus 7}-icyr tunidser,ground part s(rhi-orange nectar guide in the fiower sand nearly
zome morphology, pigments of roots) and flowers glabrou sstems of T viridula are importan tcharac-
(flo rsiazel, flor acloler, periant shhape, basa imor- terist ifcbr distinguish iit nfgrom T maculata, which
phology oftepals etc.) are quit eimportant to iden- lacks nectar guides and has denscl ypubescen tstems
tify the species, since those characters are usually (Takahas 1h 9i97) .Althoug hT chinensis is similar to
stable, although flora clolors sometimes vary, as in T macropoda in the above ground parts ,including
T chinensis (fakahas heti aL 2001), Vegetative flowcrs ,the annual rhizome is distinct dliyfferent
above ground part soften show larg evariation, from the perennia lthizom eof the Z macmpodn, and
Specimens of 7)iayrti swithout fiowers and f or the anthraquinoicl pigments in the reots are less
underground part sare apt to be misidcntified. conspicuous than in the latte (rTakaha seht ial,
Detaile edxamination ofthe diagnost ichcaractcrs is 2001).
advisable for correct identifica tanido nclassification. Here we dcscrib eanother new species of
The number of species attributed to China 7}'iq,r ftriosm Centra lChina .AIthough these plants
increase dwhen Takahashi (1997 a)nd Takahashi have often bcen identifi eads T latijbli a(e.g.,
et al. (200 1d)escribe 7d}"icvr vtiriisdula and Z chi- Takahashi 1980) and sometimes as T macmpodLt or
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view ofinner tepal. E, outside ofinner tepal. F, insid eofinner tepal. G, stamen. H, pisti lT,he fiewer sare fror pnlant scultivat-
ed at Gifu Univ. from seeds ofspecimens collected in Muzhuo, Pingwu County, Sichuan Province (H /thkeihash 2i0018 in KUN
and TNS).
Z macutata, they are distinct. conical and long glandula hrairs F,lowers 3-5 per
cyme. Perianth herizontal olry somewhat recuryed
[fricyr tpisseudolatifo Hliiza [faka het. H, Koyama, paten t113 from base; tepals 6, yellow or yellowish,
sp. noy. distall ygreenis hw,ith many small reddish purple
Affini s7}'iqy rltaitij?)l iseade ,tepalo patent iU3 e spots and with a yellow spot on inne rsurface just
basi et radicibus aurantiacis diversa. below bend oftepal; outer tepals 3, narrowly ellip-
fypus .CHINA, Sichuan Province ,Pingwu tic ,base saccate and conspicuously fbveolat aep,ex
County ,Muzhuo, 1750m alt .(f t7bhahashi 20018, acuminate, abaxial surface with short conical and
holotypu sin KUN, isotypu isn TNS) long glandula hrair s1,6-17 mm long ,5-6 mm wide;
inner tepals 3, narrowly trullate ,apex acute or some-
Herbs, Underground stolons 1-3(-4) ,1-5 cm long. what rounded, midrib ofabaxial surface with short
Roots thin ,with orange anthraquinoid pigments. conical and long glandul ahrairs ,] 5-16 mm long ,2-
Stem erect, simple, solitaryl scarcely flexuou s5,0- 3 mm wide at middle, 4-5 mm wide basally.
100 cm tall ,nearly glabrous. Leaves elliptic or Stamens 6; filament syellowish, distal lpyatent,
obovate, base amplexicaul or cordate, apex acumi- basall pyapillo s1e7,- 19 mm long ;arither syellowish,
nate or cuspidate, entire, ciliate, both surfaces pubes- 4-5 mm long ,Ovary trigonal-fusifbrm, glabrous,
cent, 10-18 cm Iong ,5-7 cm wide; main veins 7-9, 9-1 1m long ,2 mm wide; style trifi db,ranches
clearly marked. Peduncle 3-10 cm long .Infio- recurved-patent, deeply cut at middle, with small
rescence terminal and sometimes also axMary in reddish purple spots and glandula prrotuberanc oens
upper leaves ,branche s1 or 2, cymose; pedicels branches ,Capsule trigonous, base cuneate, apex
10-25 mm long ;peduncle and pedicel with short acuminate-attenuate, glabrou ss,epticidally dehis-
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FiG. 2. Habit and fiower sef 7)icyrt tpsseudolatijZ) tanida Z tatCtbl iAa,. habit of Tpseudolatijbli aB. and C, fiower sof T pseudo-
lattihl iD,a. hal)i otfT. latttb lEi, af.iower of T latijZ} lTihae. plant sof T pseudolatij2) wleirea cultivated at Gifu Univ from seeds
ofspecimens collected in Muzhuo, Pingwu Ceunty, Sichuan Provinee (H /7bkahashi 200J8 in KUN and TNS). The plan tand
fiowe orf T latijb lweirea photographed at HikadedaiTa and Whsabidaira ,respectively, in fakayama City ,Japan.
cent, Seeds 2-3 mm long, 1.5-2 mm wide, blackish Emei-shan ,1800 m, G. lhng 567i7 (KUN) ;Mt, Omei,
purple. 1950 m, S, L. Sun 2555 (KUN) ;Emei-shan ,L. Zhao
S.lbpPanesee cime annnamsmien:ed: Ki Sziac-hhuaont Portoovgiincseu :Jinfb-shan, 1O2m7e0i ,( SCHhiMn)g ;M-tl.a sO-mteuin, g2 ,1l5g0O Om ,m ,C . LJ. LMu h7 1l0r 7i2 (25A ) (M;At),;
Nanchuan, 1700 m, G. Li 6267a 63333 (KUN) ;Jinfo- Ascending to Tsing-chum-fi nH.sien ,2000 m, E PP2ing
shan, Nanchuan, G. Li 6274i, 63149, 63425 (KUN); 22334 (KUN, A). Shanxi Province :Langao, 1800 m, R
S(GuhKouUjaiNan)bg a;Bp,ei inCp hi,Cenhngek, enCukh,eonu k-9o6xu0i, am1 ,n91, 04M0e mO,e m iR,a Lo Ti1 83D03a06i2 (1(K0K7UU1NN1)0);; L(m,iK 8RU2 N2L7)i L ;(a7Kn8g7Ua3No;, )A n;[Lkraalnnaggoa,h eo1 , , B8Mi0uj0z imh,au- pRsoh ,La inR 17, 46L08i06 m 8(,5K 8RU8 NL()iK ;81U099N270);
Chenkou, 1450 m, T Dai 105646, 105947 (KUN); Feng-xian, Xinquan-shan, 1600 m, KL Fu 13004 (KUN);
Renchiba ,Wuxi-xian ,2200 rn, G. IZing 59257 (KUN, Foping ,1 150 m, X Zhang 484 (KUN) H;uangpaiyuan,
SHM); Shuang He Xiang, Wuxi-xian ,1900 m, G. lhng Foping-xia n1,450 m, K, Fhr 4919 (KUN) ;Pingli-xian,
58703(SHM); Sandengzi,IMishan-xian1,900 G. Shizhai ,1210 m, b4bosandu i131 (KUN) ;1laibai-shan,
m,
lhng58954(I<UNS,HM), 58967(SHM)M;anfengxiang, 1450 m, gin Ling Research feam 227 (KUN) ;Weinan,
Qingpangping17,00 Z. PPZing15753 (KUN);
Xingwen, 1260 m, anon. 466 (KUN) ;near Jiulaedong, m,
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I.ltv/..I.:. 7}'icyrt pisseudolatifoli ia ssimilar to Z latijb-
lia Maxim., particular liny vegetative habit ;the
leave sare broa dand rounded at the base ,the stems
tmu are nearly glabrou sand glossy T.he fiewers h,ow-
ever, are distinct dliyffere nftrom those of T gatij?)-
lia .The perianth is nearly horizontal lpyatent at
113fromthebaseinTpseudolatijbliaw,hereasinT
l
iik latij? )ilt eixatends obliquely upward. The anthers in
T pseudolattfoli a(4- 5mm) are much longer than
those of 71 latijbl (ia3. m5m). The characteristic
l!/lttena/-t,/ narrowly tru11at ienner tepal sof Z pseuclolatij2)lia
are of a shape that is rare in 7)"icyrt tihse; inner
FTG .3. Undergroun dstelons of 7}'icyrt pisseudolatijblia (H/ tepals of T latijbl airae clearly auriculate at the
lhhahashi 200iS in KUN). base ,as in rnost species of section 1)icyrtt yT.he
roots of T pseudolatij?) lcoinatain ligh torange
Zhenping-xian ,Dengfeng Gongshe, 1600 m, Shaanxi anthraquinoid pigments ,but T latij?) llaicak spig-
Province Zhongcayao Research 7leam I725 (SHM), mentation. The leave sare pubescen ton both the
HX5uu8ba7en1i e(n ,AP Hr) Zo;B vLaiin n5dc2oe0n :8Ag ,.( 2HK2eU6nN0t :)m ,y ;E4n 6Ks1h igM,A t[ pl ,eatpi .- asl(.h aA9n )2,1 5;A5 5.( 0HK me,Un NIi)C:;y ssuurrffaaccecss, iorn T raprseleyu dsoomlewahtatdel ip abu,ubte gslcaeln] tornoluy so non b otthhe
IJl eett al. 1507 (KUN) S;hennongiia Forest District a,long undersurface, in T latijZ)l i7a}.'iop,r ptsiseudolati-
YUergou ganyo n2,200 m, 1980 Sino=Amen Ebeped .312 foli haas characteristics basical lcyonsistent with
(A ,KUN, KYO); Shennongii aFores tDistric Et, side of those ofsection 7}'icyr ttihse ;fiower sare erect, the
the Mengiia River ,1300 m, 1980Sno-Amen thpea 505 perianth is patent ,the roots contain anthraquinoid
(A) S;hennongii aFores tDistric atl,ong lumber trai lin a pigments, the few hair son the stem are oriented
west-facing canyon direct laycross the river from downward (se[e[bkahashi1980).
Jiuhupin gFeres tFarm 1700 m. 1980 Sino-Ame Exxped
15i;ShennongiFioarestDistricitn, theE
a ravine on side
of Jizigo uCanyen ca. O.5 km S of Jinhuping Forest This study was supported by a GTant-in-Ai fdor Scientific
Farm, 1700 1980 Sino-Amen Euped. 80 (A); Research, no. 07041 151, from the Ministry of Education,
m,
Shenlungkai, K/ S.Chow 76075 (A,KYO); Western Science, Sports and Culture, Japan, We would 1lk eto
Hupeh, E,Il Pvalson369(A)H,enan Province:Funiu- thank Professor M. Zang ef the Chinese Academy of
shan, 1370 m, Fle 2t0I (KUN). Science ,Kunming fbr his support of our fiel dstudy.
Thanks are also clue the curators ofA, KUN, KYO and
Key to Continenta Clhinese species of 7leicyr tsiecstion 7]p'iqyrtis
1 , Roots with orange arithraquinoid pigments p;eriant phatent of recurved, ground color yellow, yellowish
or white
2. Stem nearly glabrous p;eriant phatent g,round color yellow or yellowis h' '"""' T pseudolatijblia
2.Stem ""'""''""""'""''`"'T
setose; perianth recurved, ground eolor yellow or white chinensis
1 . Roots withou torange anthraquinoid pigments ;periant phatent w,hite or greenis whhite
2. Stem glabrous l;eaves nearly glabrous"'""""'""""""""'""""""""""'""""" T viridula
2.Stem leaves T
and pubescent""'""""'""'"""-"""""""'"""""""""'"""""" maculata
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