New Aspidistra from Vietnam

Aspidistra peltata, the new species morphologically allied to A. tonkinensis ( = A. fungilliformis subsp. formosa; A. formosa) discovered in northern Vietnam, is described and illustrated. From closely related A. tonkinensis, our plant well differs in erect stem 4–14 cm tall, much smaller leaves, small flowers, filamentose stamens, pure white style, and entire flat stigma with remarkably inflated margin. The discovered plant is obviously local endemic of the southern part of the South-Chinese floristic province and potentially may be also found in southern China.盾叶蜘蛛抱蛋（Aspidistra peltata）为一新种，其形态上与近缘的越南蜘蛛抱蛋（A. tonkinensis，即A. fungilliformis subsp. formosa；A. formosa）相似，该种发现于越南北部，本文对其进行了形态描述与图解。与近缘的越南蜘蛛抱蛋相比，本种可通过以下特征明显区分：直立茎高4–14厘米、叶片显著更小、花朵小巧、花丝状雄蕊、纯白色花柱，以及边缘明显膨大的全缘平展柱头。该物种显然为南中国植物区系南部的狭域特有种，其潜在分布范围或也可覆盖中国南部地区。