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 Allium littoricola  Z.H. Chen, Y.L. Xu & P. Li,in Zhang, Xie, Zhou, X.-P. Li, Yang, Xu, Wang, Chen et P. Li, 2026. 滨海葱  ||  taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/2138... Read more  Allium littoricola  Z.H. Chen, Y.L. Xu & P. Li,in Zhang, Xie, Zhou, X.-P. Li, Yang, Xu, Wang, Chen et P. Li, 2026. 滨海葱  ||  taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/2138  AbstractA new species of Allium L. (Amaryllidaceae) from Zhejiang, eastern China, namely A. littoricola, was described and illustrated. Morphological analysis indicates this new species is similar to A. longistylum Baker, but differs in having ovoid bulb, tunic white, light-purple, membranous, leaf blades ascending, scape lateral, hollow in cross section or solid at base, perianth segments 5–6 × 2–3 mm, inner filaments base 1-toothed at each side; low altitude and coastal hillside habitat. Molecular phylogenetic analyses also support it as a new species and suggest that it is closely related to A. longistylum Baker.Keyword: Allium chinense, Allium longistylum, Allium sacculiferum, Allium thunbergii, phylogenyMorphology of Allium littoricola.A. Plant; B. Bulb (showing different colors of the tunic); C. Cross section of leaf blade; D. Cross section of scape; E. bracteole; F. Inflorescence; G. Flower; H. Anatomy of a flower; I. Infructescence; J. Seed.Ink line diagram of Allium littoricola. A. Whole plant; B. Flower; C. Tepals and filament; D. Pistil; E. Crosssection of leaf blade; F. Crosssection of scape; G. Capsule; H. Seed.Allium littoricola Z.H. Chen, Y.L. Xu & P. Li, sp. nov. 滨海葱Diagnosis: This new species is similar to A. longistylum Baker, but differs in having bulb ovoid (vs. cylindrically ovoid), tunic white, light purplish, membranous (vs. brown, papery), leave blades ascending (vs. curved), scape lateral, hollow in cross section, or solid at base (vs. central, solid in cross section), perianth segments 5‒6 × 2‒3 mm (vs. 3.5–4.5 × 1.8–2.3 mm), filament 6.4–8.2 mm long, outer ones entire, inner ones with 1-toothed on each side (vs. 8.0–9.5 mm long, margin entire or inner ones with 1-toothed on each side), below ...Etymology: The specific epithet ‘littoricola’ refers to the habitat of the new species.  Habitat and habit of Allium littoricola.A. Habitat; B. Population (a. early spring; b. flowering period; c. fruiting period); C. Plants.Xiao-Wei Zhang, Wen-Yuan Xie, Xin Zhou, Xiu-Peng Li, Zi-Feng Yang, Yue-Liang Xu, Mei-Zhen Wang, Zheng-Hai Chen and Pan Li. 2026. Allium littoricola, A New Species from Zhejiang, East China. Taiwania. 71(1); 1-10. DOI: 10.6165/tai.2026.71.1 [01 January 2026]  https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/2138   Show less

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