A new species of Viola (Violaceae) from southern China

Abstract

A new stoloniferous violet from Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan in southern China, Viola austrosinensis Y.S.Chen & Q.E.Yang sp. nov., is described and illustrated. This species has been previously misidentified as Viola kiangsiensis. Viola austrosinensis is somewhat similar to Viola sumatrana, but differs in a series of significant characters. © 2008 The Linnean Society of London.