Aster sanqingensis (Asteraceae, Astereae), a synonym of Aster sanqingshanicus Author Xiao, Jia-Wei 0000-0001-6541-4413 College of Agriculture and Forestry Ecology, Shaoyang University, Shaoyang, 422004, Hunan, China. & JWXiao 2018 @ 163. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 6541 - 4413 Author Liu, Ting 0000-0002-8881-8987 College of Agriculture and Forestry Ecology, Shaoyang University, Shaoyang, 422004, Hunan, China. & 644093111 @ qq. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 8881 - 8987 644093111@qq.com Author Li, Wei-Ping 0000-0002-2714-814X College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, Hunan, China. & lwp 2018 @ aliyun. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 2714 - 814 X lwp2018@aliyun.com Author Yang, Xian-Jun 0000-0002-5515-1506 College of Agriculture and Forestry Ecology, Shaoyang University, Shaoyang, 422004, Hunan, China. & 29785074 @ qq. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 5515 - 1506 29785074@qq.com text Phytotaxa 2023 2023-03-30 591 1 87 90 http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-04-22-0755-PDN journal article 241096 10.11646/phytotaxa.591.1.11 1e6fe93c-bff1-4bc8-a4be-67a36d43d439 1179-3163 7784122 Aster sanqingshanicus J.W. Xiao & W.P. Li ( Xiao et al. 2021: 8 ). Type:— CHINA . Jiangxi Province , Shangrao City , Mt Sanqing Scenic Area , alt. 1300 m , 118°04′10″E , 28°54′37″N , 3 June 2020 , Jia-Wei Xiao XJW2020060304 ( holotype : HNNU!; isotypes: HNNU) ( Fig. 1 ). = Aster sanqingensis G.J. Zhang & T.G. Gao ( Zhang et al. 2021: 630 ), syn. nov. Type:— CHINA . Jiangxi Province , Mt. Sanqing , on the cliffs along the plank walkway, alt. 1450 m , 5 June 2017 , Guo-Jin Zhang 350–1 ( holotype : PE!) ( Fig. 2 ) . Additional specimens examined:— CHINA . Jiangxi Province , Shangrao City , Mt. Sinqing , alt. 1346 m , 118°04′09″ E , 28°54′18″ N , 8 October 2019 , Jia-Wei Xiao , XJW2019100801 & XJW2019100802 (HNNU); Alt . 1400–1700 m , 9 June 1982 , Anonymous 82–051 (LBG); 2 July 2016 , Guo-Jin Zhang 347 (PE); 5 June 2017 , Guo-Jin Zhang 350–2 (PE), 350–3 (PE), 350–4 (PE), 350–5 (PE); 22 July 2018 , Guo-Jin Zhang & Jia-Hao Shen 368 (PE). For detailed description, phenology and conservation status see Xiao et al . (2021) .