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Type: Article
Published: 2015-10-08
Page range: 193–197
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Viola nujiangensis (Violaceae), a new species of  from northwestern Yunnan, China

State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 20 Nanxincun, Xiangshan, Beijing 100093, China
State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 20 Nanxincun, Xiangshan, Beijing 100093, China
new species Viola sect. Adnatae Nujiang River China Eudicots

Abstract

A new species of Viola (Violaceae) from northwestern Yunnan, China, namely V. nujiangensis is described and illustrated. It is most similar to V. perpusilla, but differs by its rhizome and root stout, spur ca. 4 mm long, stipules and petiole purplish, and leaf blade glabrous on both surfaces.