biostudies-literatureUnknown196Li XC<i>Violashiweii</i> Xiao C. Li & Z. W. Wang (Violaceae), a new species from Guizhou, China, is described, based on morphological and molecular evidence. The new species is morphologically most similar to <i>V.kwangtungensis</i> Melchior in its glabrous lateral petals and stoloniferous habit, but can be distinguished by its obtuse teeth along the leaf margin, its abaxially greyish-green leaf blade and its broader and entire sepals with a distinct basal appendage.PhytoKeys63-89https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9848997biostudies-literature<i>Violashiweii</i>, a new species of <i>Viola</i> (Violaceae) from karst forest in Guizhou, China.PMC9848997Li XCWang QYu PZhong XWang ZWGe BJChen Bfalse<i>Violashiweii</i>, a new species of <i>Viola</i> (Violaceae) from karst forest in Guizhou, China.<i>Violashiweii</i> Xiao C. Li & Z. W. Wang (Violaceae), a new species from Guizhou, China, is described, based on morphological and molecular evidence. The new species is morphologically most similar to <i>V.kwangtungensis</i> Melchior in its glabrous lateral petals and stoloniferous habit, but can be distinguished by its obtuse teeth along the leaf margin, its abaxially greyish-green leaf blade and its broader and entire sepals with a distinct basal appendage.2022-01-01T00:00:00Z20222026-04-08T12:19:51.973Z2025-04-04T08:35:04.265ZS-EPMC98489973676202710.3897/phytokeys.196.83176