@article{ddd78a9a229145e0bb49fb58e3d5c2b2,
title = "Aspidistra daibuensis var. longkiauensis, a new variety of Aspidistra (Asparagaceae) from Taiwan, identified through morphological and genetic analyses",
abstract = "Aspidistra Ker Gawl. is one of the the most diverse and fastest-growing genera of angiosperm. Most Aspidistra species have been discovered in a limited area or a single site through morphological comparison. Because of the lack of population studies, morphological variation within species and the boundaries of some species remain unclear. In recent years, combining genetic and morphological markers has become a powerful approach for species delimitation. In this study, we performed population sampling and integrated morphometrics and microsatellite genetic diversity analyses to determine the species diversity of Aspidistra in Taiwan. We identified three species, namely Aspidistra attenuata Hayata; A. daibuensis Hayata var. daibuensis; A. mushaensis Hayata var. mushaensis; and reduced A. longiconnectiva C.T.Lu, K.C.Chuang & J.C.Wang to the variety level, and described a new variety, A. daibuensis Hayata var. longkiauensis.",
keywords = "Aspidistra, microsatellite, morphometric analysis, new variety, Taiwan",
author = "Lu, {Chang Tse} and Yang, {Ming Jen} and Luo, {Min Xin} and Wang, {Jenn Che}",
note = "Funding Information: We thank Professor Liao, Pei-Chun, Ph.D. for his help in molecular studies. We also sincerely thank Dr. Tillich, H.-J. and two anonymous reviewers who provided many critical and valuable comments to improve our manuscript. This study was supported by a grant from the Ministry of Science and Technology [MOST 108-2621-B-415-002-], Taiwan to Chang-Tse Lu. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Chang-Tse Lu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.",
year = "2023",
doi = "10.3897/phytokeys.222.100885",
language = "English",
volume = "222",
pages = "129--151",
journal = "PhytoKeys",
issn = "1314-2011",
publisher = "Pensoft Publishers",
}