Ligularia lagotis ( Smith 1911: 70 ) Handel-Mazzetti (1938: 122)

Wang, Long, Luo, Hong-Yi, Ren, Chen & Yang, Qin-Er, 2016, Cremanthodium botryocephalum and C. spathulifolium are both merged with Ligularia lagotis (Asteraceae, Senecioneae), Phytotaxa 247 (4), pp. 274-280 : 276

Ligularia lagotis ( Smith 1911: 70) Handel-Mazzetti (1938: 122) . Senecio lagotis Smith (1911: 70) . Figs. 1−5 .

Type :— INDIA. Sikkim: Too-ku-la, 14 July 1877, G. King 4324 (lectotype CAL!, designated by Illarionova (2013); isolectotypes BM!,

E!). = Cremanthodium botryocephalum Liu (1984: 55 ; “ botrycephalum ”), syn. nov. Type:— CHINA. Xizang: Yadong, mountain slope, 3100 m a.s.l., 23 July 1960, K.X. Fu 946 (holotype PE!, isotype PE!). = Cremanthodium spathulifolium Liu (1984: 56) , syn. nov. C. hirtiflorum Liu (1985: 850) , nom. illeg. superfl. Type:— CHINA. Xizang: Yadong, scrub, 2900 m a.s.l., 1 July 1974, Qinghai-Xizang Exped. 74-2204 (holotype PE!, isotypes KUN!,

PE!).

For full description see Illarionova (2013).

Distribution:— Bhutan, China (Xizang; Fig. 6 ), India (Sikkim), and Nepal.

Phenology:—Flowering June− August; fruiting August− September.

Additional specimens examined:— CHINA. Xizang: Yadong, Y. S. Chen et al. 13-1813 ( PE), 13-1909 ( PE), PEXizang Exped. 2626 ( PE), 2703 ( PE), M. Tang & C. Ren 608 ( IBSC), 630 ( IBSC), 881 ( IBSC), 885 ( IBSC). INDIA. Sikkim: Kho-la, G. King s.n. ( P); Sibpur, K. K. Meysner s.n. ( LE).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Specimens of Ligularia lagotis. A. China, Xizang, Yadong, K.X. Fu 946 (PE, holotype of Cremanthodium botryocephalum). B. K.X.Fu 946 (PE, isotype of C. botryocephalum). C. Same locality, Qinghai-Xizang Exped. 74-2204 (PE, holotype of C. spathulifolium). D. Qinghai-Xizang Exped. 74-2204 (PE, isotype of C. spathulifolium).

FIGURE 2. Ligularia lagotis in the wild (Yadong, Xizang, China). A. Habit. B. Synflorescences. C. Capitulum (top view). D. Capitulum (back view). E. Capitulum (side view). Photos by M. Tang, C. Ren and G.J. Zhang.

FIGURE 3. Specimens of Ligularia lagotis. A. India, Sikkim, Too-ku-la, G. King 4324 (CAL, lectotype). B. G. King 4324 (BM, isolectotype). C. India, Sikkim, Pet-za-la, G. King s.n. (P). D. India, Sikkim, Sibpur, K.K. Meysner s.n. (LE).

FIGURE 4. Specimens of Ligularia lagotis. A. China, Xizang, Yadong, PE-Xizang Exped. 2703 (PE). B. Same locality, Y.S. Chen et al. 13-1813 (PE). C. Same locality, M. Tang & C. Ren 630 (IBSC). D. Same locality, Y.S. Chen et al. 13-1909 (PE).

FIGURE 5. Variation of basal leaves in two populations of Ligularia lagotis; each letter under the line represents a plant individual. A. China, Xizang, Yadong, M. Tang & C. Ren 881 (IBSC). B. Same locality, M. Tang & C. Ren 630 (IBSC).

FIGURE 6. Distribution of Ligularia lagotis in China (●).