<i>Violaxinchengensis</i> (Violaceae), a new species from central Guangxi, China.

ABSTRACT: Violaxinchengensis (Violaceae), a new species from Guangxi, China, is established on the basis of morphological and molecular evidence. This new species resembles V.lucens, but differs from the latter by its stipules margin long fimbriate-dentate (vs. fimbriate-dentate), stolon absent (vs. stolon slender, often producing a new plant at the top) and sepals 4-6 mm, glabrous (vs. 2.5-3 mm, villous). Violaxinchengensis is similar to V.fargesii, but it can be easily distinguished by its pedicels sparsely white villous (vs. densely spreading white puberulous), stolon absent (vs. stolon longer, elongated, puberulous, sometimes stem-like) and sepals 4-6 mm, glabrous (vs. 7-9 mm, puberulous). Our morphology analysis confirms that the new species belongs to V.sect.Plagios

SUBMITTER: Wei GY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11898058 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature