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October 2024

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Materia Revisionis Arisaemarum: I. Arisaema jiufushanense, a new species of Arisaema section Clavata (Araceae) from Southeast China

 

Zhengxu Ma & Shan Si Chen

 

ABSTRACT

Arisaema jiufushanense Z.X. Ma & Shan Si Chen, a new species from Fujian Province is described. The new species belongs to Arisaema sect. Clavata and morphologically resembles A. silvestrii and A. heterocephalum but differs in a combination of morphological characters. The new species is endemic to Southeast China, with only a small population presently known.

 

KEYWORDS

Aroid; East Asia Flora; Fujian Province; Mt. Jiufushan; Sanming.