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The new species is morphologically similar to 
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Herbs perennial, evergreen, rhizomatous. Rhizome creeping, subterete, 
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wide, white with pale green tips, apex acuminate. Flower solitary; perigone campanulate, fleshy, white, 6-lobed apically; lobes slightly reflexed, subequal, broadly ovate, 
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in diameter, stigma slightly enlarged, circular, 
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in diameter, upper surface flat and with irregular reddish speckle, margin irregularly undulate and slightly bent upward.
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<emphasis id="B90DEAE6FFAD140EFF22F919FEC0F4E1" bold="true" box="[189,351,1698,1724]" pageId="4" pageNumber="104">Phenology:—</emphasis>
Flowering from April to June.
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<emphasis id="B90DEAE6FFAD140EFF22F97DFEFBF4BD" bold="true" box="[189,356,1734,1760]" pageId="4" pageNumber="104">Etymology:—</emphasis>
The specific epithet 
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‘ 
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’ is derived from its stigma surface white with red patches, that is also its characteristic of being easy to recognize from other species. The Chinese name is given as ‘ 
<emphasis id="B90DEAE6FFAD140EFA80F950FF3BF574" bold="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="104">ĽỄǵƦḂ ã</emphasis>
’(Chinese pinyin: hóng bān zhī zhū bào dàn).
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<emphasis id="B90DEAE6FFAD140EFF22F889FD90F511" bold="true" box="[189,527,1842,1868]" pageId="4" pageNumber="104">Distribution and ecology:—</emphasis>
The new species is currently found from Dahua County and its adjacent Du’an County, mid-west 
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, 
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: triangle). It grows under sparse forests on steep slopes in limestone hills, shaded by crevices of rocks, at elevations 
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300– 
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Additional specimens examined (
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: 
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, at elevation about 
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, 
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, 
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, 
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&amp; 
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15570
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(
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; 
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elevation 
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&amp; 
<collectorName id="268C5322FFAD140EFAA1F85DFF32FA79" pageId="4" pageNumber="104">Chun-Rui Lin</collectorName>
1817
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(
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.
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<emphasis id="B90DEAE6FFAC140FFF17F83EFE9EF5C7" bold="true" box="[136,257,1925,1947]" pageId="5" pageNumber="105">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B90DEAE6FFAC140FFE94F83EFD9CF5C7" box="[267,515,1925,1946]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="105">Aspidistra erythropoecila</emphasis>
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: (A, B, C) flowers apical view; (D) habit; (E) flower lateral view; (F) flowers and bud; (G) flowering plant; (H) bracts; (I) flower longitudinally dissected to show stamens and pistil; (J) pistil.
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<emphasis id="B90DEAE6FFAC140FFF22F856FE52FA55" bold="true" box="[189,461,2029,2056]" pageId="5" pageNumber="105">Conservation status:—</emphasis>
During our survey, only two populations with about 50 individuals each of the new species were found. Further field surveys into the limestone area in the mid-west 
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may provide more information on its distribution. Until further investigation, according to the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria (
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), the new species should be designated as Data Deficient (DD). This new species has green leaves and white flowers, which has potential good ornamental value for shade plants, therefore, further monitoring and protection are necessary to prevent excessive collection for ornamental uses.
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<emphasis id="B90DEAE6FFAF140CFF22FE95FEB9F315" bold="true" box="[189,294,302,328]" pageId="6" pageNumber="106">Notes:—</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B90DEAE6FFAF140CFEB9FE95FDD8F315" box="[294,583,302,328]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="106">Aspidistra erythropoecila</emphasis>
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is similar to 
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<emphasis id="B90DEAE6FFAF140CFD78FE94FCF4F315" box="[743,875,302,329]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="106">A. albiflora</emphasis>
C.R.Lin, W.B.Xu &amp; Yan Liu
</taxonomicName>
in 
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Lin 
<emphasis id="B90DEAE6FFAF140CFA81FE94FAC6F315" box="[1310,1369,302,328]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="106">et al.</emphasis>
(2011: 443)
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in the white flowers, but differs by the larger (vs. smaller) leaf blade 16–24× 
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(vs. 9–14× 
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), bracts almost equal to (vs. longer) perianth, perianth lobes shorter (vs. longer) than tube, stamens inserted in the lower part (vs. middle) of tube, anthers oblong (vs. ovate), 
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) long, pistil nearly clavate (vs. obconical), stigma upper surface white with irregular reddish markings (vs. pure white). It is also related to 
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D. Fang et K.C. Yen
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in 
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Fang 
<emphasis id="B90DEAE6FFAF140CFE31FE58FE78F3A1" box="[430,487,482,508]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="106">et al.</emphasis>
(1993: 183)
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, but differs by the leaf blade larger (vs. smaller), margin entire (vs. distal denticulate), bracts white (vs. apex often with red spots) and almost equal (vs. shorter) to perianth, perianth lobes pure white (vs. outside often with red spots at apex), stigma 
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) in diameter, upper surface white with irregular reddish markings (vs. white), lower surface white (vs. dark red). A detailed comparison of the three species is presented in 
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The most common species in the genus 
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are purple-red flowers, while white flowers are relatively rare. In addition to the new species and 
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, there are also as 
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X.X.Chen
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in 
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, 
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Aver., Vuong, T.N.Bon &amp; V.S.Dang
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in 
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C.R.Lin, T.Meng &amp; Yan Liu
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in 
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, etc. with white flowers, which have good ornamental and utilization value in gardens.
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