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Diagnosis: 
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in diam. Roots white to grey, 
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in diam. Rhizomes with regularly repeating units, each unit comprising several distichous cataphylls followed by a single foliage leaf. Cataphylls ovate-oblong, reddish to black-purple, up to 
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long. Leaves petiolate; petiole stout, erect, white or green at base, green towards apex, adaxially sulcate, 
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long, 
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in diam.; lamina green, narrowly elliptic, basally cuneate and attenuate, apically acuminate, 
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long, 
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wide, parallel-veined with median vein prominent on abaxial surface, margin entire. Inflorescences axillary, up to 2 per rhizome unit. Peduncle erect, white, green to reddish or black-purple, 
<quantity id="4CEB5799FFDA9807FC0659BDFBE8B931" box="[960,1057,1256,1283]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.05" metricValueMax="1.5" metricValueMin="0.6" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" unit="cm" value="10.5" valueMax="15.0" valueMin="6.0">6–15 cm</quantity>
long, 
<quantity id="4CEB5799FFDA9807FBAE59BDFB0CB931" box="[1128,1221,1256,1283]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.5" metricValueMax="4.0" metricValueMin="3.0" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" unit="mm" value="3.5" valueMax="4.0" valueMin="3.0">3–4 mm</quantity>
in diam., with about 5 distichously arranged bracts. Bracts white, green to reddish or black-purple, broadly deltoid, apex cuspidate, 
<quantity id="4CEB5799FFDA9807FAAA5859FF63B979" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.25" metricValueMax="1.5" metricValueMin="1.0" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" unit="cm" value="1.25" valueMax="1.5" valueMin="1.0">1–1.5 cm</quantity>
long, 
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wide. Flower solitary at top of peduncle. Perigone urceolate, fleshy, shiny, 
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long; perigone tube shortly ellipsoid in side view to nearly globose, uniformly greenish white or white with reddish tint (especially towards apex) outside, uniformly white inside, 
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long, 
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in diam. at widest part; lobes 7–8, apparently in two whorls, erect to spreading, light green or yellowish green on both surfaces and sometimes reddish or purple outside, ovate, thick and fleshy, apex obtuse, 
<quantity id="4CEB5799FFDA9807FC825895FC69B9E9" box="[836,928,1472,1499]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="7.5" metricValueMax="8.0" metricValueMin="7.0" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" unit="mm" value="7.5" valueMax="8.0" valueMin="7.0">7–8 mm</quantity>
long, 
<quantity id="4CEB5799FFDA9807FC205895FBA5B9E9" box="[998,1132,1472,1499]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.8" metricValueMax="6.1" metricValueMin="5.5" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" unit="mm" value="5.8" valueMax="6.1" valueMin="5.5">5.5–6.1 mm</quantity>
wide. Stamens 7–8, inserted at base of perigone tube; anthers sessile, appressed to perigone tube, bright yellow, ellipsoid, 
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long, 
<quantity id="4CEB5799FFDA9807FA4958B1FF29BA11" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.2" metricValueMax="2.4" metricValueMin="2.0" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" unit="mm" value="2.2" valueMax="2.4" valueMin="2.0">2– 2.4 mm</quantity>
wide, introrse. Pistil uniformly white, widely obconic, ca. 
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tall; ovary superior, inconspicuous; style stout, widely obconic, roundish tetragonal in cross section, with numerous longitudinal ridges, ca. 
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tall, 
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proximally to 
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distally in diam.; stigma hemispherical, fleshy, ca. 
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tall, 
<quantity id="4CEB5799FFDA9807FBED5B05FB6DBA59" box="[1067,1188,1616,1643]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.4" metricValueMax="1.5" metricValueMin="1.3" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" unit="mm" value="14.0" valueMax="15.0" valueMin="13.0">13–15 mm</quantity>
in diam., upper surface smooth with 4 hardly visible irregular radial fissures, undulate at margin. Fruit dark green or sometimes dark purple, globose or obovoid, 
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long, 
<quantity id="4CEB5799FFDA9807FDF95BCDFD77BA81" box="[575,702,1688,1715]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.5" metricValueMax="2.7" metricValueMin="2.3" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" unit="cm" value="2.5" valueMax="2.7" valueMin="2.3">2.3–2.7 cm</quantity>
in diam., surface muricate; seeds 7–8, broadly ovoid to globular, 
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long, 
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in diam.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C309A9F7FFDA9807FF7B5BB5FA42BAC8" box="[189,1419,1760,1787]" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8BACFA7CFFDA9807FF7B5BB5FA42BAC8" blockId="1.[136,1452,1004,2075]" box="[189,1419,1760,1787]" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDA9807FF7B5BB5FEF7BAC8" bold="true" box="[189,318,1760,1786]" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Etymology</emphasis>
:—The specific epithet 
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDA9807FD805BB5FD10BAC8" box="[582,729,1760,1786]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">
“ 
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFDA9807FD975BB5FD19BAC8" authorityName="N. B. Trinh, V. T. Pham, Nuraliev &amp; Vislobokov" authorityYear="2021" box="[593,720,1760,1786]" class="Liliopsida" family="Asparagaceae" genus="Aspidistra" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asparagales" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="sonlaensis">sonlaensis</taxonomicName>
”
</emphasis>
refers to 
<collectingRegion id="49D7349EFFDA9807FC825BB5FBCBBAC8" box="[836,1026,1760,1787]" country="Vietnam" name="Son La" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Son La Province</collectingRegion>
, where the new species was found.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C309A9F7FFDA9807FF7B5A51FBB4BB2D" box="[189,1149,1796,1823]" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" type="biology_ecology">
<paragraph id="8BACFA7CFFDA9807FF7B5A51FBB4BB2D" blockId="1.[136,1452,1004,2075]" box="[189,1149,1796,1823]" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDA9807FF7B5A51FE8ABB2C" bold="true" box="[189,323,1796,1822]" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Phenology:</emphasis>
—Flowering in July–November, fruiting in October–November in nature.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C309A9F7FFDA9804FF7B5A7DFC16BD33" lastPageId="2" lastPageNumber="12" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BACFA7CFFDA9804FF7B5A7DFC16BD33" blockId="1.[136,1452,1004,2075]" lastBlockId="2.[136,1451,158,257]" lastPageId="2" lastPageNumber="12" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDA9807FF7B5A7DFE23BB70" bold="true" box="[189,490,1832,1858]" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Distribution and ecology</emphasis>
:— 
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFDA9807FDCB5A7DFD36BB70" authorityName="N. B. Trinh, V. T. Pham, Nuraliev &amp; Vislobokov" authorityYear="2021" box="[525,767,1832,1858]" class="Liliopsida" family="Asparagaceae" genus="Aspidistra" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asparagales" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="sonlaensis">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDA9807FDCB5A7DFD36BB70" box="[525,767,1832,1858]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Aspidistra sonlaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is only known from 
<collectingRegion id="49D7349EFFDA9807FC3E5A7DFB72BB70" box="[1016,1211,1832,1859]" country="Vietnam" name="Son La" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Son La Province</collectingRegion>
, 
<collectingCountry id="F304BAECFFDA9807FB0F5A7DFAE1BB70" box="[1225,1320,1832,1858]" name="Vietnam" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Vietnam</collectingCountry>
(
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). It grows in secondary evergreen forest at elevation of 
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. The following plants are recorded as associated with the new species: 
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFDA9807FEA35A25FC86BBB9" box="[357,847,1904,1931]" class="Lycopodiopsida" family="Selaginellaceae" genus="Selaginella" kingdom="Plantae" order="Selaginellales" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="tamariscina">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDA9807FEA35A25FDB3BBB8" box="[357,634,1904,1930]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Selaginella tamariscina</emphasis>
(Selaginellaceae)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFDA9807FCA25A25FAF0BBB9" box="[868,1337,1904,1931]" class="Polypodiopsida" family="Marattiaceae" genus="Angiopteris" kingdom="Plantae" order="Marattiales" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="yunnanensis">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDA9807FCA25A25FB48BBB8" box="[868,1153,1904,1930]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Angiopteris yunnanensis</emphasis>
(Marattiaceae)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFDA9807FA885A25FE0BBB9D" authorityName="Domin" authorityYear="1930" class="Polypodiopsida" family="Cyatheaceae" genus="Cyathea" kingdom="Plantae" order="Cyatheales" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="yunnanensis">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDA9807FA885A25FEDBBB9C" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Cyathea yunnanensis</emphasis>
(Cyatheaceae)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFDA9807FE175AC0FC55BB9D" box="[465,924,1940,1967]" class="Polypodiopsida" family="Gleicheniaceae" genus="Dicranopteris" kingdom="Plantae" order="Gleicheniales" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="linearis">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDA9807FE175AC0FD19BB9C" box="[465,720,1940,1966]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Dicranopteris linearis</emphasis>
(Gleicheniaceae)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFDA9807FC6A5AC0FB4DBB9C" box="[940,1156,1941,1966]" class="Polypodiopsida" family="Pteridaceae" genus="Pteris" kingdom="Plantae" order="Polypodiales" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="semipinnata">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDA9807FC6A5AC0FB4DBB9C" box="[940,1156,1941,1966]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Pteris semipinnata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFDA9807FB505AC0FA61BB9D" box="[1174,1448,1940,1967]" class="Polypodiopsida" family="Pteridaceae" genus="Pteris" kingdom="Plantae" order="Polypodiales" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="undetermined">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDA9807FB505AC0FB10BB9C" box="[1174,1241,1941,1966]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Pteris</emphasis>
sp. (Pteridaceae)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFDA9807FF4E5AECFE7DBBE1" box="[136,436,1976,2003]" class="Polypodiopsida" family="Tectariaceae" genus="Tectaria" kingdom="Plantae" order="Polypodiales" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="undetermined">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDA9807FF4E5AECFF2DBBE0" box="[136,228,1977,2002]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Tectaria</emphasis>
sp. (Tectariaceae)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFDA9807FE065AEDFD16BBE0" box="[448,735,1976,2002]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Lauraceae" genus="Lindera" kingdom="Plantae" order="Laurales" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="rufa">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDA9807FE065AEDFD86BBE0" box="[448,591,1976,2002]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Lindera rufa</emphasis>
(Lauraceae)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFDA9807FD2C5AEDFB6ABBE0" box="[746,1187,1976,2002]" class="Liliopsida" family="Araceae" genus="Amorphophallus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Alismatales" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="coaetaneus">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDA9807FD2C5AEDFBE3BBE0" box="[746,1066,1976,2002]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Amorphophallus coaetaneus</emphasis>
(Araceae)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFDA9807FB685AEDFEDBBBC4" authorityName="Hance" authorityYear="1875" class="Liliopsida" family="Arecaceae" genus="Calamus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Arecales" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="tetradactylus">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDA9807FB685AEDFA62BBE0" box="[1198,1451,1976,2002]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Calamus tetradactylus</emphasis>
(Arecaceae)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFDA9807FEDB5A89FD57BBC5" box="[285,670,2012,2039]" class="Liliopsida" family="Zingiberaceae" genus="Alpinia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Zingiberales" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="calcarata">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDA9807FEDB5A89FE2BBBC4" box="[285,482,2012,2038]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Alpinia calcarata</emphasis>
(Zingiberaceae)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFDA9807FD6E5A89FBCFBBC4" box="[680,1030,2012,2038]" class="Liliopsida" family="Poaceae" genus="Cyrtococcum" kingdom="Plantae" order="Poales" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="patens">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDA9807FD6E5A89FC47BBC4" box="[680,910,2012,2038]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Cyrtococcum patens</emphasis>
(Poaceae)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFDA9807FBD75A89FA61BBC5" authorityName="Rehder &amp; E.H.Wilson" authorityYear="1913" box="[1041,1448,2012,2039]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Altingiaceae" genus="Altingia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Saxifragales" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="yunnanensis">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDA9807FBD75A89FB34BBC4" box="[1041,1277,2012,2038]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Altingia yunnanensis</emphasis>
(Altingiaceae)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFDA9807FF4E5555FDC7B429" box="[136,526,2048,2075]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Urticaceae" genus="Elatostema" kingdom="Plantae" order="Rosales" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="balansae">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDA9807FF4E5555FEBFB428" box="[136,374,2048,2074]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Elatostema balansae</emphasis>
(Urticaceae)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFDA9807FDDA5555FC43B429" box="[540,906,2048,2075]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fagaceae" genus="Lithocarpus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fagales" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="vestitus">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDA9807FDDA5555FCCBB428" box="[540,770,2048,2074]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Lithocarpus vestitus</emphasis>
(Fagaceae)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFDA9807FC5F5555FB2FB429" box="[921,1254,2048,2075]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Betulaceae" genus="Betula" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fagales" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="alnoides">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDA9807FC5F5555FB82B428" box="[921,1099,2048,2074]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Betula alnoides</emphasis>
(Betulaceae)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFDA9804FB335555FE60BC8B" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Anacardiaceae" genus="Choerospondias" kingdom="Plantae" lastPageId="2" lastPageNumber="12" order="Sapindales" pageId="1" pageNumber="11" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="axillaris">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDA9804FB335555FF2CBC8A" italics="true" lastPageId="2" lastPageNumber="12" pageId="1" pageNumber="11">Choerospondias axillaris</emphasis>
(Anacardiaceae)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFD99804FE735DCBFC89BC8A" box="[437,832,158,184]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Rutaceae" genus="Tetradium" kingdom="Plantae" order="Sapindales" pageId="2" pageNumber="12" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="glabrifolium">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFD99804FE735DCBFD72BC8A" box="[437,699,158,184]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="12">Tetradium glabrifolium</emphasis>
(Rutaceae)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFD99804FC8A5DCBFB58BC8B" box="[844,1169,158,185]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Theaceae" genus="Schima" kingdom="Plantae" order="Ericales" pageId="2" pageNumber="12" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="wallichii">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFD99804FC8A5DCBFBC0BC8A" box="[844,1033,158,184]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="12">Schima wallichii</emphasis>
(Theaceae)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFD99804FB585DCBFEEDBCEE" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Styracaceae" genus="Alniphyllum" kingdom="Plantae" order="Ericales" pageId="2" pageNumber="12" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="eberhardtii">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFD99804FB585DCBFA62BC8A" box="[1182,1451,158,184]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="12">Alniphyllum eberhardtii</emphasis>
(Styracaceae)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFD99804FEEA5D96FD55BCEF" box="[300,668,194,221]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Actinidiaceae" genus="Saurauia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Ericales" pageId="2" pageNumber="12" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="tristyla">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFD99804FEEA5D96FE2EBCEE" box="[300,487,194,221]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="12">Saurauia tristyla</emphasis>
(Actinidiaceae)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFD99804FD635D97FC8FBCEF" box="[677,838,194,221]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Rubiaceae" genus="Lasianthus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Gentianales" pageId="2" pageNumber="12" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="undetermined">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFD99804FD635D97FCE9BCEE" box="[677,800,194,220]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="12">Lasianthus</emphasis>
sp.
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFD99804FC965D97FBEABCEE" box="[848,1059,194,220]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Rubiaceae" genus="Lerchea" kingdom="Plantae" order="Gentianales" pageId="2" pageNumber="12" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="micrantha">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFD99804FC965D97FBEABCEE" box="[848,1059,194,220]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="12">Lerchea micrantha</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFD99804FBE95D97FAEFBCEE" box="[1071,1318,194,220]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Rubiaceae" genus="Ophiorrhiza" kingdom="Plantae" order="Gentianales" pageId="2" pageNumber="12" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="baviensis">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFD99804FBE95D97FAEFBCEE" box="[1071,1318,194,220]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="12">Ophiorrhiza baviensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFD99804FAF45D97FEF0BD33" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Rubiaceae" genus="Psychotria" kingdom="Plantae" order="Gentianales" pageId="2" pageNumber="12" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="undetermined">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFD99804FAF45D97FA62BCEE" box="[1330,1451,194,220]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="12">Psychotria</emphasis>
sp. (Rubiaceae)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFD99804FE825DB2FD5FBD33" box="[324,662,230,257]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Acanthaceae" genus="Staurogyne" kingdom="Plantae" order="Lamiales" pageId="2" pageNumber="12" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="undetermined">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFD99804FE825DB2FE0ABD33" box="[324,451,231,257]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="12">Staurogyne</emphasis>
sp. (Acanthaceae)
</taxonomicName>
, and 
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFD99804FD165DB3FC12BD33" box="[720,987,230,257]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Aquifoliaceae" genus="Ilex" kingdom="Plantae" order="Aquifoliales" pageId="2" pageNumber="12" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="undetermined">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFD99804FD165DB3FD33BD32" box="[720,762,230,256]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="12">Ilex</emphasis>
sp. (Aquifoliaceae)
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<caption id="DF6CAAF4FFD99804FF4E5AC7FD4EBBC2" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5769215" ID-Zenodo-Dep="5769215" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5769215/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="12" startId="2.[136,229,1938,1960]" targetBox="[196,1391,278,1910]" targetPageId="2">
<paragraph id="8BACFA7CFFD99804FF4E5AC7FD4EBBC2" blockId="2.[136,1452,1938,2032]" pageId="2" pageNumber="12">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFD99804FF4E5AC7FF34BB95" bold="true" box="[136,253,1938,1960]" pageId="2" pageNumber="12">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFD99804FEC45AC7FE07BB95" authorityName="N. B. Trinh, V. T. Pham, Nuraliev &amp; Vislobokov" authorityYear="2021" box="[258,462,1938,1959]" class="Liliopsida" family="Asparagaceae" genus="Aspidistra" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asparagales" pageId="2" pageNumber="12" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="sonlaensis">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFD99804FEC45AC7FE07BB95" box="[258,462,1938,1959]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="12">Aspidistra sonlaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. 
<emphasis id="B967266EFFD99804FE1C5AC7FE3BBB95" bold="true" box="[474,498,1938,1959]" pageId="2" pageNumber="12">A.</emphasis>
Habit. 
<emphasis id="B967266EFFD99804FDFE5AC7FD87BB95" bold="true" box="[568,590,1938,1959]" pageId="2" pageNumber="12">B.</emphasis>
Rhizome, showing petioles of two foliage leaves and scars of the others. 
<emphasis id="B967266EFFD99804FACE5AC7FAE9BB9A" bold="true" box="[1288,1312,1938,1960]" pageId="2" pageNumber="12">C.</emphasis>
Shoot system. 
<emphasis id="B967266EFFD99804FF4E5AE3FF69BBF9" bold="true" box="[136,160,1974,1995]" pageId="2" pageNumber="12">D.</emphasis>
Inflorescence. 
<emphasis id="B967266EFFD99804FEF55AE3FE83BBF9" bold="true" box="[307,330,1974,1995]" pageId="2" pageNumber="12">E.</emphasis>
Flower bud, top view. 
<emphasis id="B967266EFFD99804FDEE5AE3FDF3BBF9" bold="true" box="[552,570,1974,1995]" pageId="2" pageNumber="12">F.</emphasis>
Fruit, side view. 
<emphasis id="B967266EFFD99804FD245AE3FD32BBFE" bold="true" box="[738,763,1974,1996]" pageId="2" pageNumber="12">G.</emphasis>
Fruit, cross section. 
<emphasis id="B967266EFFD99804FC025AE3FAD7BBF9" box="[964,1310,1974,1996]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="12">Trinh Ngoc Bon et al. SCU 2020-01</emphasis>
(type). Photos by N.B. Trinh, correction and design by M. Nuraliev.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="DF6CAAF4FFD89805FF4E5A2BFEAFB432" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5769217" ID-Zenodo-Dep="5769217" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5769217/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="13" startId="3.[136,229,1918,1940]" targetBox="[151,1435,190,1894]" targetPageId="3">
<paragraph id="8BACFA7CFFD89805FF4E5A2BFEAFB432" blockId="3.[136,1452,1918,2048]" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFD89805FF4E5A2BFF36BBA1" bold="true" box="[136,255,1918,1940]" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFD89805FEC05A2BFE1DBBA1" authorityName="N. B. Trinh, V. T. Pham, Nuraliev &amp; Vislobokov" authorityYear="2021" box="[262,468,1918,1939]" class="Liliopsida" family="Asparagaceae" genus="Aspidistra" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asparagales" pageId="3" pageNumber="13" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="sonlaensis">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFD89805FEC05A2BFE1DBBA1" box="[262,468,1918,1939]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">Aspidistra sonlaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, floral morphology. 
<emphasis id="B967266EFFD89805FD5B5A2BFD1BBBA6" bold="true" box="[669,722,1918,1940]" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">A–C.</emphasis>
Flower, side, oblique and top views. 
<emphasis id="B967266EFFD89805FB845A2BFB90BBA1" bold="true" box="[1090,1113,1918,1939]" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">D.</emphasis>
Flower with reddish perigone, top view. 
<emphasis id="B967266EFFD89805FF045AF7FF3BBB85" bold="true" box="[194,242,1954,1975]" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">E, F.</emphasis>
Flower with longitudinally dissected perigone. 
<emphasis id="B967266EFFD89805FD055AF7FD15BB8A" bold="true" box="[707,732,1954,1976]" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">G.</emphasis>
Flower with distal half of perigone removed, top view. 
<emphasis id="B967266EFFD89805FB395AF7FAD1BB85" bold="true" box="[1279,1304,1954,1975]" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">H.</emphasis>
Perigone base, showing stamens, top view. 
<emphasis id="B967266EFFD89805FE5F5A93FE61BBE9" bold="true" box="[409,424,1990,2011]" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">I.</emphasis>
Pistil, view from below. 
<emphasis id="B967266EFFD89805FD5B5A93FC33BBE9" box="[669,1018,1990,2012]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="13">Trinh Ngoc Bon et al. SCU 2020-01</emphasis>
(type). Photos by N.B. Trinh, correction and design by M. Nuraliev.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="DF6CAAF4FFDF9802FF4E5FD6FE47BEF3" ID-Table-UUID="DF6CAAF4FFDF9802FF4E5FD6FE47BEF3" httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF6CAAF4FFDF9802FF4E5FD6FE47BEF3" pageId="4" pageNumber="14" startId="4.[136,224,643,669]" targetBox="[144,2051,731,1601]" targetIsTable="true" targetPageId="4">
<paragraph id="8BACFA7CFFDF9802FF4E5FD6FE47BEF3" blockId="4.[136,2064,643,705]" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDF9802FF4E5FD6FF35BEAF" bold="true" box="[136,252,643,669]" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">TABLE 1.</emphasis>
Morphological differences between 
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFDF9802FD415FD6FCA2BEAF" authorityName="N. B. Trinh, V. T. Pham, Nuraliev &amp; Vislobokov" authorityYear="2021" box="[647,875,643,669]" class="Liliopsida" family="Asparagaceae" genus="Aspidistra" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asparagales" pageId="4" pageNumber="14" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="sonlaensis">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDF9802FD415FD6FCA2BEAF" box="[647,875,643,669]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">Aspidistra sonlaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and similar species. The data for the previously described species were taken from their protologues and from 
<bibRefCitation id="EF82878DFFDF9802FF4E5FF2FE43BEF3" author="Liang, S. &amp; Tamura, M. N." box="[136,394,679,705]" pageId="4" pageNumber="14" pagination="240 - 250" refId="ref4178" refString="Liang, S. &amp; Tamura, M. N. (2000) Aspidistra. In: Wu, Z. Y. &amp; Raven, P. H. (Eds.) Flora of China 24. Science Press, Beijing, and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, pp. 240 - 250." type="book chapter" year="2000">Liang &amp; Tamura (2000)</bibRefCitation>
.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BACFA7CFFDF9802FF565E5BF88ABA73" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">
<table id="F91308DCFFDF67F9FF565F8EF7CABA73" box="[144,2051,731,1601]" gridcols="8" gridrows="12" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">
<tr id="3523F83EFFDF67F9FF565F8EF7CABF7B" box="[144,2051,731,841]" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="14" rowspan-1="1">
<th id="76F29142FFDF67F9FF565F8EFECABF7B" box="[144,259,731,841]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">Stem</th>
<th id="76F29142FFDF67F9FE2B5F8EFD6ABF7B" box="[493,675,731,841]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFDF9802FE2B5F8EFDA5BEC0" authorityName="N. B. Trinh, V. T. Pham, Nuraliev &amp; Vislobokov" authorityYear="2021" box="[493,620,731,754]" class="Liliopsida" family="Asparagaceae" genus="Aspidistra" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asparagales" pageId="4" pageNumber="14" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="sonlaensis">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDF9802FE2B5F8EFDA5BEC0" box="[493,620,731,754]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">A. sonlaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
creeping
</th>
<th id="76F29142FFDF67F9FD285F8EFC26BF7B" box="[750,1007,731,841]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFDF9802FD285F8EFCA5BEC0" box="[750,876,731,754]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Rubiaceae" genus="Lerchea" kingdom="Plantae" order="Gentianales" pageId="4" pageNumber="14" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="micrantha">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDF9802FD285F8EFCA5BEC0" box="[750,876,731,754]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">A. micrantha</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
сreeping with vertical distal portions
</th>
<th id="76F29142FFDF67F9FBC75F8EFB06BF7B" box="[1025,1231,731,841]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFDF9802FBC75F8EFBA1BEC0" box="[1025,1128,731,754]" class="Liliopsida" family="Asparagaceae" genus="Aspidistra" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asparagales" pageId="4" pageNumber="14" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="globosa">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDF9802FBC75F8EFBA1BEC0" box="[1025,1128,731,754]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">A. globosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
erect
</th>
<th id="76F29142FFDF67F9FAC05F8EFA75BF7B" box="[1286,1468,731,841]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFDF9802FAC05F8EFA44BEC0" authorityName="Stapf" authorityYear="1903" box="[1286,1421,731,754]" class="Liliopsida" family="Asparagaceae" genus="Aspidistra" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asparagales" pageId="4" pageNumber="14" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="minutiflora">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDF9802FAC05F8EFA44BEC0" box="[1286,1421,731,754]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">A. minutiflora</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
creeping
</th>
<th id="76F29142FFDF67F9F9D55F8EF918BF7B" box="[1555,1745,731,841]" gridcol="6" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFDF9802F9D55F8EF940BEC0" box="[1555,1673,731,754]" class="Liliopsida" family="Asparagaceae" genus="Aspidistra" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asparagales" pageId="4" pageNumber="14" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="urceolata">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDF9802F9D55F8EF940BEC0" box="[1555,1673,731,754]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">A. urceolata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
creeping
</th>
<th id="76F29142FFDF67F9F8C85F8EF7CABF7B" box="[1806,2051,731,841]" gridcol="7" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFDF9802F8C85F8EF851BEC0" box="[1806,1944,731,754]" class="Liliopsida" family="Asparagaceae" genus="Aspidistra" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asparagales" pageId="4" pageNumber="14" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="xichouensis">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDF9802F8C85F8EF851BEC0" box="[1806,1944,731,754]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">A. xichouensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
creeping
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="3523F83EFFDF67F9FF565E31F7CABFAD" box="[144,2051,868,927]" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">
<th id="76F29142FFDF67F9FF565E31FECABFAD" box="[144,259,868,927]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">Leaf lamina</th>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FEF85E31FE0FBFAD" box="[318,454,868,927]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">shape</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FE2B5E31FD6ABFAD" box="[493,675,868,927]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">narrowly elliptic</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FD285E31FC26BFAD" box="[750,1007,868,927]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">elliptic</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FBC75E31FB06BFAD" box="[1025,1231,868,927]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">elliptic</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FAC05E31FA75BFAD" box="[1286,1468,868,927]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">lorate to lorate-oblanceolate</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9F9D55E31F918BFAD" box="[1555,1745,868,927]" gridcol="6" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">lorate- oblanceolate</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9F8C85E31F7CABFAD" box="[1806,2051,868,927]" gridcol="7" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">lorate to lorateoblanceolate</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3523F83EFFDF67F9FF565E93F7CABFEF" box="[144,2051,966,989]" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="14" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FEF85E93FE0FBFEF" box="[318,454,966,989]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">width (cm)</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FE2B5E93FD6ABFEF" box="[493,675,966,989]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">8–15</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FD285E93FC26BFEF" box="[750,1007,966,989]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">4.3–6.2</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FBC75E93FB06BFEF" box="[1025,1231,966,989]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">2–6</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FAC05E93FA75BFEF" box="[1286,1468,966,989]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">1–2.5</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9F9D55E93F918BFEF" box="[1555,1745,966,989]" gridcol="6" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">3–4</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9F8C85E93F7CABFEF" box="[1806,2051,966,989]" gridcol="7" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">1.2–2.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3523F83EFFDF67F9FF565946F7CAB818" box="[144,2051,1043,1066]" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">
<th id="76F29142FFDF67F9FF565946FE0FB818" box="[144,454,1043,1066]" colspan="2" colspanRight="1" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">Peduncle length (cm)</th>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FE2B5946FD6AB818" box="[493,675,1043,1066]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">6–15</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FD285946FC26B818" box="[750,1007,1043,1066]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">0.4–0.7</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FBC75946FB06B818" box="[1025,1231,1043,1066]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">0.45–0.55</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FAC05946FA75B818" box="[1286,1468,1043,1066]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">up to 7.5</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9F9D55946F918B818" box="[1555,1745,1043,1066]" gridcol="6" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">3</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9F8C85946F7CAB818" box="[1806,2051,1043,1066]" gridcol="7" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">1.5–4.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3523F83EFFDF67F9FF565904F7CAB85A" box="[144,2051,1105,1128]" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="14" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FEF85904FE0FB85A" box="[318,454,1105,1128]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">shape</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FE2B5904FD6AB85A" box="[493,675,1105,1128]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">urceolate</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FD285904FC26B85A" box="[750,1007,1105,1128]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">globoid</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FBC75904FB06B85A" box="[1025,1231,1105,1128]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">globoid</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FAC05904FA75B85A" box="[1286,1468,1105,1128]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">urceolate</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9F9D55904F918B85A" box="[1555,1745,1105,1128]" gridcol="6" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">urceolate</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9F8C85904F7CAB85A" box="[1806,2051,1105,1128]" gridcol="7" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">urceolate</td>
</tr>
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<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FEF859DAFE0FB894" box="[318,454,1167,1190]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">colour outside</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FE2B59DAFD6AB894" box="[493,675,1167,1190]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">greenish white</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FD2859DAFC26B894" box="[750,1007,1167,1190]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">white</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FBC759DAFB06B894" box="[1025,1231,1167,1190]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">whitish green</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FAC059DAFA75B894" box="[1286,1468,1167,1190]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">yellow or green</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9F9D559DAF918B894" box="[1555,1745,1167,1190]" gridcol="6" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">purple</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9F8C859DAF7CAB894" box="[1806,2051,1167,1190]" gridcol="7" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">white</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3523F83EFFDF67F9FF56598FF7CAB8C3" box="[144,2051,1242,1265]" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="14" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FEF8598FFE0FB8C3" box="[318,454,1242,1265]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">length (mm)</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FE2B598FFD6AB8C3" box="[493,675,1242,1265]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">28–30</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FD28598FFC26B8C3" box="[750,1007,1242,1265]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">4.4–5.7</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FBC7598FFB06B8C3" box="[1025,1231,1242,1265]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">6.5–10</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FAC0598FFA75B8C3" box="[1286,1468,1242,1265]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">4.5–7.5</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9F9D5598FF918B8C3" box="[1555,1745,1242,1265]" gridcol="6" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">6</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9F8C8598FF7CAB8C3" box="[1806,2051,1242,1265]" gridcol="7" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">10–13</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3523F83EFFDF67F9FF565870F7CAB90E" box="[144,2051,1317,1340]" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="14" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FEF85870FE0FB90E" box="[318,454,1317,1340]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">diam. (mm)</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FE2B5870FD6AB90E" box="[493,675,1317,1340]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">20–21</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FD285870FC26B90E" box="[750,1007,1317,1340]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">4.3–6.4</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FBC75870FB06B90E" box="[1025,1231,1317,1340]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">6.7–8.4</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FAC05870FA75B90E" box="[1286,1468,1317,1340]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">4–6</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9F9D55870F918B90E" box="[1555,1745,1317,1340]" gridcol="6" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">5</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9F8C85870F7CAB90E" box="[1806,2051,1317,1340]" gridcol="7" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">6–9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3523F83EFFDF67F9FF565825F7CAB9B5" box="[144,2051,1392,1415]" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="14" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FEF85825FD6AB9B5" box="[318,675,1392,1415]" colspan="2" colspanRight="1" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">number of lobes 7–8</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FD285825FC26B9B5" box="[750,1007,1392,1415]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">5–6</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FBC75825FB06B9B5" box="[1025,1231,1392,1415]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">6</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FAC05825FA75B9B5" box="[1286,1468,1392,1415]" gridcol="5" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">4–6</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9F9D55825F918B9B5" box="[1555,1745,1392,1415]" gridcol="6" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">6</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9F8C85825F7CAB9B5" box="[1806,2051,1392,1415]" gridcol="7" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">4–5</td>
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<tr id="3523F83EFFDF67F9FF5658FBF7CAB9F7" box="[144,2051,1454,1477]" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">
<th id="76F29142FFDF67F9FF5658FBFE0FB9F7" box="[144,454,1454,1477]" colspan="2" colspanRight="1" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">Anther position</th>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FE2B58FBFD6AB9F7" box="[493,675,1454,1477]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">at base of perigone</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FD2858FBFC26B9F7" box="[750,1007,1454,1477]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">at middle of perigone</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FBC758FBFB06B9F7" box="[1025,1231,1454,1477]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">at middle of perigone</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FAC058FBFA75B9F7" box="[1286,1468,1454,1477]" gridcol="5" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">at base of perigone</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9F9D558FBF918B9F7" box="[1555,1745,1454,1477]" gridcol="6" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">at base of perigone</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9F8C858FBF7CAB9F7" box="[1806,2051,1454,1477]" gridcol="7" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">at lower third of perigone</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3523F83EFFDF67F9FF5658B9F7CABA31" box="[144,2051,1516,1539]" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">
<th id="76F29142FFDF67F9FF5658B9FECABA31" box="[144,259,1516,1539]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">Pistil</th>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FEF858B9FE0FBA31" box="[318,454,1516,1539]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">shape</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FE2B58B9FD6ABA31" box="[493,675,1516,1539]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">widely obconic</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FD2858B9FC26BA31" box="[750,1007,1516,1539]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">club-shaped</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FBC758B9FB06BA31" box="[1025,1231,1516,1539]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">club-shaped</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FAC058B9FA75BA31" box="[1286,1468,1516,1539]" gridcol="5" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">club-shaped</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9F9D558B9F918BA31" box="[1555,1745,1516,1539]" gridcol="6" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">club-shaped</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9F8C858B9F7CABA31" box="[1806,2051,1516,1539]" gridcol="7" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">subcylindric</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3523F83EFFDF67F9FF565B7FF7CABA73" box="[144,2051,1578,1601]" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="14" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FEF85B7FFE0FBA73" box="[318,454,1578,1601]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">colour</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FE2B5B7FFD6ABA73" box="[493,675,1578,1601]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">white</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FD285B7FFC26BA73" box="[750,1007,1578,1601]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">white with purple mottling</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FBC75B7FFB06BA73" box="[1025,1231,1578,1601]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">purple</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9FAC05B7FFA75BA73" box="[1286,1468,1578,1601]" gridcol="5" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">purple and white</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9F9D55B7FF918BA73" box="[1555,1745,1578,1601]" gridcol="6" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">unknown</td>
<td id="76F29142FFDF67F9F8C85B7FF7CABA73" box="[1806,2051,1578,1601]" gridcol="7" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="14">white</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<caption id="DF6CAAF4FFDE9803FF4E593DFB56B84C" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5769219" ID-Zenodo-Dep="5769219" box="[136,1183,1128,1150]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5769219/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" startId="5.[136,229,1128,1150]" targetBox="[286,1301,190,1104]" targetPageId="5">
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<emphasis id="B967266EFFDE9803FF4E593DFF37B84F" bold="true" box="[136,254,1128,1150]" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
Map of northern Vietnam showing distribution of 
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<emphasis id="B967266EFFDE9803FD25593DFC79B84F" box="[739,944,1128,1149]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">Aspidistra sonlaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Design by M. Nuraliev.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="C309A9F7FFDE9803FF7B59F9FC3AB965" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" type="conservation">
<paragraph id="8BACFA7CFFDE9803FF7B59F9FC3AB965" blockId="5.[136,1452,1196,2015]" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDE9803FF7B59F9FE7CB8F5" bold="true" box="[189,437,1196,1223]" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">Conservation status:</emphasis>
—We encountered a single population of 
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<emphasis id="B967266EFFDE9803FC5759F9FB4BB8F4" box="[913,1154,1196,1222]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">Aspidistra sonlaensis</emphasis>
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consisting of less than 50 flowering individuals. The population was observed during two seasons, in 
<date id="FFADDCBCFFDE9803FC185985FBB1B8D9" box="[990,1144,1232,1259]" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" value="2020-10">October 2020</date>
and 
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. The habitat of 
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<emphasis id="B967266EFFDE9803FF6159A0FEF2B93C" box="[167,315,1268,1295]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">A. sonlaensis</emphasis>
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is protected by Muong La Nature Reserve. Since further comprehensive investigations are needed to estimate the number and size of populations of 
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<emphasis id="B967266EFFDE9803FD58584CFCFBB900" box="[670,818,1304,1331]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">A. sonlaensis</emphasis>
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in the area, we here propose a status of ‘Data Deficient’ (DD) for this species according to IUCN categories and criteria (
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).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C309A9F7FFDE9803FF7B5835FBCABBEC" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" type="discussion">
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<emphasis id="B967266EFFDE9803FF7B5835FE25B948" bold="true" box="[189,492,1376,1402]" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">Taxonomic relationships:</emphasis>
—The new species is morphologically close to 
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<emphasis id="B967266EFFDE9803FBC15834FB53B948" box="[1031,1178,1376,1403]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">A. micrantha</emphasis>
Vislobokov &amp; Nuraliev
</taxonomicName>
in 
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Vislobokov 
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDE9803FEED58D0FEABB9AC" box="[299,354,1412,1438]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">et al.</emphasis>
(2019c: 291)
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, but readily differs from the latter in its length of peduncle (
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vs. 
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), size of flower (perigone 
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vs. 
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long), number of perigone lobes (7–8 vs. 5–6), position of anthers (inserted at base vs. at middle of perigone tube), and shape of pistil (widely obconic, with widely obconic style vs. clubshaped, with cylindrical style). The new species is also similar to 
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<emphasis id="B967266EFFDE9803FCA058A4FC17BA38" box="[870,990,1520,1547]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">A. globosa</emphasis>
Vislobokov &amp; Nuraliev
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in 
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Vislobokov 
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDE9803FA5158A4FF6CBA1C" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">et al.</emphasis>
(2016: 47)
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in shape of perigone, but differs in shape and colour of pistil (widely obconic, white vs. club-shaped, purple) and structure of shoot system (
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFDE9803FDF55B6CFD0FBA60" authorityName="N. B. Trinh, V. T. Pham, Nuraliev &amp; Vislobokov" authorityYear="2021" box="[563,710,1592,1619]" class="Liliopsida" family="Asparagaceae" genus="Aspidistra" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asparagales" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="sonlaensis">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDE9803FDF55B6CFD0FBA60" box="[563,710,1592,1619]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">A. sonlaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
possesses creeping rhizome, whereas 
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFDE9803FBA95B6CFB2FBA60" box="[1135,1254,1592,1619]" class="Liliopsida" family="Asparagaceae" genus="Aspidistra" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asparagales" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="globosa">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDE9803FBA95B6CFB2FBA60" box="[1135,1254,1592,1619]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">A. globosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
constantly shows erect stem). Finally, 
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<emphasis id="B967266EFFDE9803FEB65B08FDCCBA44" box="[368,517,1628,1655]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">A. sonlaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is somewhat similar to 
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<emphasis id="B967266EFFDE9803FCD35B08FC7ABA44" box="[789,947,1628,1655]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">A. minutiflora</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF82878DFFDE9803FC7D5B09FB4DBA45" author="Stapf, O." box="[955,1156,1628,1655]" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" pagination="73 - 136" refId="ref4918" refString="Stapf, O. (1903) An enumeration of all the plants known from China Proper, Formosa, Hainan, Corea, the Luchu Archipelago, and the Island of Hong Kong, together with their distribution and synonymy XV. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 36: 73 - 136. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1095 - 8339.1903. tb 00817. x" type="journal article" year="1903">Stapf (1903: 113)</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFDE9803FB565B08FF3DBAA9" authority="F. T. Wang &amp; K. Y. Lang" authorityName="F. T. Wang &amp; K. Y. Lang" class="Liliopsida" family="Asparagaceae" genus="Aspidistra" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asparagales" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="urceolata">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDE9803FB565B08FAD3BA44" box="[1168,1306,1628,1655]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">A. urceolata</emphasis>
F.T.Wang &amp; K.Y.Lang
</taxonomicName>
in 
<bibRefCitation id="EF82878DFFDE9803FEDF5BD4FE17BAA9" author="Lang, K. Y." box="[281,478,1665,1691]" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" pagination="379 - 385" refId="ref4056" refString="Lang, K. Y. (1981) New taxa of the genus Aspidistra from China. Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 19: 379 - 385. [in Chinese]" type="journal article" year="1981">Lang (1981: 381)</bibRefCitation>
and 
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFDE9803FDD35BD4FBC8BAA9" authority="Lei Cai, Z. L. Dao &amp; G. W. Hu" authorityName="Lei Cai, Z. L. Dao &amp; G. W. Hu" box="[533,1025,1664,1691]" class="Liliopsida" family="Asparagaceae" genus="Aspidistra" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asparagales" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="xichouensis">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDE9803FDD35BD4FD71BAA8" box="[533,696,1664,1691]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">A. xichouensis</emphasis>
Lei Cai, Z.L.Dao &amp; G.W.Hu
</taxonomicName>
in 
<bibRefCitation id="EF82878DFFDE9803FBE35BD5FADEBAA9" author="Cai, L. &amp; Pan, B. &amp; Lin, C. R. &amp; Dao, Z. L. &amp; Hu, G. W." box="[1061,1303,1664,1691]" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" pagination="143 - 149" refId="ref3727" refString="Cai, L., Pan, B., Lin, C. R., Dao, Z. L. &amp; Hu, G. W. (2020) Aspidistra xichouensis (Asparagaceae), a new species from the karst region in southeastern Yunnan, China. Phytotaxa 439: 143 - 149. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / phytotaxa. 439.2.5" type="journal article" year="2020">
Cai 
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDE9803FB955BD4FB45BAA8" box="[1107,1164,1664,1690]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">et al.</emphasis>
(2020: 145)
</bibRefCitation>
in shape and colour of perigone (
<bibRefCitation id="EF82878DFFDE9803FEA05BF1FDAABA8D" author="Liang, S. &amp; Tamura, M. N." box="[358,611,1700,1727]" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" pagination="240 - 250" refId="ref4178" refString="Liang, S. &amp; Tamura, M. N. (2000) Aspidistra. In: Wu, Z. Y. &amp; Raven, P. H. (Eds.) Flora of China 24. Science Press, Beijing, and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, pp. 240 - 250." type="book chapter" year="2000">Liang &amp; Tamura 2000</bibRefCitation>
, 
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Cai 
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDE9803FD5A5BF0FD1CBA8C" box="[668,725,1700,1726]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">et al.</emphasis>
2020
</bibRefCitation>
), but the new species has larger perigone (
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long, 
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in diameter vs. 
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long, 
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in diameter) and can be easily distinguished from all of these species by its narrowly elliptic (vs. lorate to lorate-oblanceolate) leaves 
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(vs. 
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) wide.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BACFA7CFFDE9803FF7B5A45FB12BB19" blockId="5.[136,1452,1196,2015]" box="[189,1243,1808,1835]" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
The differences between the new species and its similar congeners are summarized in 
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.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BACFA7CFFDE9803FF7B5A60FBCABBEC" blockId="5.[136,1452,1196,2015]" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFDE9803FF7B5A60FE64BB7D" authorityName="N. B. Trinh, V. T. Pham, Nuraliev &amp; Vislobokov" authorityYear="2021" box="[189,429,1845,1871]" class="Liliopsida" family="Asparagaceae" genus="Aspidistra" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asparagales" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="sonlaensis">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDE9803FF7B5A60FE64BB7D" box="[189,429,1845,1871]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">Aspidistra sonlaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be attributed to the section 
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<emphasis id="B967266EFFDE9803FCD75A61FCA3BB7C" box="[785,874,1844,1870]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">Luridae</emphasis>
G.Z.Li
</taxonomicName>
in 
<bibRefCitation id="EF82878DFFDE9803FC275A61FB0ABB7D" author="Li, G. Z. &amp; Lang, K. Y. &amp; Wang, R. X. &amp; Wei, Y. G." box="[993,1219,1844,1871]" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" pagination="201 - 217" refId="ref4116" refString="Li, G. Z., Lang, K. Y., Wang, R. X. &amp; Wei, Y. G. (2000) On the trends of morphological differentiation and a new system of classification in Chinese Aspidistra Ker-Gawl. (Liliaceae). Guihaia 20: 201 - 217. [in Chinese]" type="journal article" year="2000">
Li 
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDE9803FBC65A60FBF0BB7C" box="[1024,1081,1844,1870]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">et al.</emphasis>
(2000: 214)
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because it possesses tetramerous flowers. The new species shows strong differences from all 19 species included by 
<bibRefCitation id="EF82878DFFDE9803FB1D5A0DFA45BB41" author="Li, G. Z. &amp; Lang, K. Y. &amp; Wang, R. X. &amp; Wei, Y. G." box="[1243,1420,1880,1907]" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" pagination="201 - 217" refId="ref4116" refString="Li, G. Z., Lang, K. Y., Wang, R. X. &amp; Wei, Y. G. (2000) On the trends of morphological differentiation and a new system of classification in Chinese Aspidistra Ker-Gawl. (Liliaceae). Guihaia 20: 201 - 217. [in Chinese]" type="journal article" year="2000">
Li 
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDE9803FB3B5A0CFAF1BB40" box="[1277,1336,1880,1906]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">et al.</emphasis>
(2000)
</bibRefCitation>
in this section. Among the species indicated above as the most similar ones to 
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<emphasis id="B967266EFFDE9803FC275A28FBBFBBA4" box="[993,1142,1916,1943]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">A. sonlaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, only 
<taxonomicName id="4C1381FFFFDE9803FB785A28FA92BBA4" authorityName="Stapf" authorityYear="1903" box="[1214,1371,1916,1943]" class="Liliopsida" family="Asparagaceae" genus="Aspidistra" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asparagales" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="minutiflora">
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDE9803FB785A28FA92BBA4" box="[1214,1371,1916,1943]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">A. minutiflora</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="B967266EFFDE9803FA555A28FF3BBB88" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">A. urceolata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
were known at the time of the revision by 
<bibRefCitation id="EF82878DFFDE9803FD0E5AF5FCBBBB89" author="Li, G. Z. &amp; Lang, K. Y. &amp; Wang, R. X. &amp; Wei, Y. G." box="[712,882,1952,1979]" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" pagination="201 - 217" refId="ref4116" refString="Li, G. Z., Lang, K. Y., Wang, R. X. &amp; Wei, Y. G. (2000) On the trends of morphological differentiation and a new system of classification in Chinese Aspidistra Ker-Gawl. (Liliaceae). Guihaia 20: 201 - 217. [in Chinese]" type="journal article" year="2000">
Li 
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDE9803FD215AF4FCD7BB88" box="[743,798,1952,1978]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">et al.</emphasis>
(2000)
</bibRefCitation>
; both species were attributed by them to the section 
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<emphasis id="B967266EFFDE9803FF4E5A91FECBBBEC" box="[136,258,1988,2014]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">Trilineares</emphasis>
G.Z.Li
</taxonomicName>
in 
<bibRefCitation id="EF82878DFFDE9803FEBF5A91FD93BBED" author="Li, G. Z. &amp; Lang, K. Y. &amp; Wang, R. X. &amp; Wei, Y. G." box="[377,602,1988,2015]" pageId="5" pageNumber="15" pagination="201 - 217" refId="ref4116" refString="Li, G. Z., Lang, K. Y., Wang, R. X. &amp; Wei, Y. G. (2000) On the trends of morphological differentiation and a new system of classification in Chinese Aspidistra Ker-Gawl. (Liliaceae). Guihaia 20: 201 - 217. [in Chinese]" type="journal article" year="2000">
Li 
<emphasis id="B967266EFFDE9803FE5F5A90FE18BBEC" box="[409,465,1988,2014]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="15">et al.</emphasis>
(2000: 211)
</bibRefCitation>
because both have trimerous flowers.
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