Aspidistra albiflora sp. nov. (Asparagaceae) from southwestern Guangxi, China.

Aspidistra albiflora C. R. Lin, W. B. Xu & Yan Liu (Asparagaceae) is described and illustrated as a new species from limestone areas in Guangxi, China. The new species is similar to A. cerina G. Z. Li & S. C. Tang, but differs in having the perianth white by the sides, white pistils, bracts longer than the perianth, anthers only 2 mm long, pistil obconical and stigma slightly enlarged, 4-5 mm in diameter. The new species is currently only known from the type locality in southwestern Guangxi, near the border to northern Vietnam. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]