Smilax amamiana Z.S.Sun & P.Li, 2016
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.245.2.1 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E387D1-FFC6-A234-FF54-69E09D65FB83 |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Smilax amamiana Z.S.Sun & P.Li |
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sp. nov. |
Smilax amamiana Z.S.Sun & P.Li View in CoL , sp. nov. ( Fig. 8 View FIGURE 8 )
Species nova S. biflora Siebold ex Miq. affinis, sed laminarum late orbiculatum et apex retusus differt.
Type:— JAPAN. Kagoshima, Amami Island, Mt. Yuwan, along the trail in the woods, 400–650 m, 7 July 2009, P. Li, A. Naiki BQ0907244 (holotype HZU [ HZU 60086148]! isotypes PE!, TI!).
Woody perennial, deciduous. Rhizomes creeping; Stems erect, 8–30 cm long, densely branched, flexuous, ribbed, often scattered-prickly. Petioles 2–5mm long, narrowly winged for ca. 2/3 its length, abscission zone just above winged portion; tendrils 0–2mm long; leaf blade thick papery, green, whitish beneath, 3-nerved, broadly ovate to orbicular, 1.2–2.4(–3.0) × 1.4–3.0(–3.5) cm, base rounded to suddenly contracted, apex rounded to retuse, mucronate. Umbels axillary, short-pedunculate, 1–2 flowered; flowers yellow-green, the staminate tepals elliptic obliquely spreading, recurved above, about 3 mm long, the inner whorl narrowly oblong; stamens 6, ca. 1/2 length of the tepals. Berries red, globose, 4–7 mm long.
Other specimens seen (paratypes):— JAPAN. Kagoshima, Amami Island: Mt. Naon (= Mt.Yuwan ), 16 December 1900, T. Uchiyama s.n. ( TI!) ; Mt. Yuwan , 7 November 1927, S. Saito s.n. ( TI!) ; Mt. Yuwan , 7 May 1936, Y. Ito s.n. ( TI!) ; Mt. Yuwan , 19–24 December 1963, S. Sako 4892 ( TI!) ; Mt. Yuwan , 5 May 1923, G. Koidzumi s.n. ( KYO!) ; Mt. Yuwan , 1924, H. Ohba s.n. ( KYO!) ; Mt. Yuwan , 6 August 2004, H. Kong, K. Nakamura 040785–040790 ( HZU!) .
Distribution and ecology:— Smilax amamiana was known to only occur in Mt. Yuwan of Amami island till now, usually grows on mountain slopes at 400–690 m near the edge of subtropical Castanopsis -dominant evergreen forests.
Etymology:—The epithet refers to the type location of the species. Japanese name is “Amami-himekakara” ( Hotta 2013: 208).
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Museum National d' Histoire Naturelle, Paris (MNHN) - Vascular Plants |
| A |
Harvard University - Arnold Arboretum |
| HZU |
Zhejiang University |
| PE |
Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| TI |
Herbarium of the Department of Botany, University of Tokyo |
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Tavera, Department of Geology and Geophysics |
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Department of Botany, Swedish Museum of Natural History |
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Yale University |
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Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève |
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Kyoto University |
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University of Helsinki |
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Royal Botanic Gardens |
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