Four new species in <i>Aspidistra</i> Ker‐Gawl. (Ruscaceae) from China, Vietnam and Japan

Abstract

Abstract Four species of Aspidistra new to science are described, i.e. two species from China, Prov. Sichuan ( A. nanchuanensis H.‐J.Tillich sp. nova and A. lobata H.‐J.Tillich sp. nova), one species from northern Vietnam ( A. tubiflora H.‐J.Tillich sp. nova), and one species from southern Japan, Ohsumi Islands ( A. insularis H.‐J.Tillich sp. nova). Including the four new species, the genus recently encompasses 80 species. (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH &amp; Co. KGaA, Weinheim)