LILIACEAE - China

asal one 6–8 mm. Flowers solitary; pedicel 4–6 mm, articulateproximally. Tepals bluish, ovate, ca. 5 × 2.5–3 mm. Filamentsca. 0.5 mm; anthers ca. 2 mm. Style ca. 2 × as long as anthers,slender. Fl. Jun. 2n = 36*.Broad-leaved forests, scrub forests, streamsides, moist andshady places, cliffs; 700–1800 m. N Guizhou, S Sichuan.6. Ophiopogon yunnanensis S. C. Chen, Acta Phytotax. Sin.26: 140. 1988.滇 西 沿 阶 草 dian xi yan jie caoStem elongate,subterete, 5–7 mm thick,covered with grayishsheaths, with some aerial roots. Leaves in distant tufts 3–4cm apart, 9–11 per tuft, sessile, long linear, 40–50 cm × 5–9mm, base somewhat equitant, margin membranous. Scape arisingfrom an apical leaf axil, 17–22 cm. Inflorescence a reducedpanicle, more than 10-flowered; bracts lanceolate to linearlanceolate,1–2 cm. Flowers paired, rarely also solitary; pedicelmuch shorter than the bracts, articulate proximally. Tepalswhite, oblong to subovate, 7.5–9 × 3–5 mm, inner ones slightlywider than outer. Filaments very short; anthers ca. 5 mm. Styleslightly exceeding anthers, slender. Fl. Jun.Forests along rivers; 1700–2200 m. W Yunnan (Lushui Xian).7. Ophiopogon reptans J. D. Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 6: 268.1892.蔓 茎 沿 阶 草 man jing yan jie caoMondo dracaenoides (Baker) Farwell var. reptans (J. D.Hooker) Farwell.Stem prostrate, elongate, sometimes with a few somewhatstiltlike roots. Leaves in distant tufts, subsessile, abaxially glaucous,long linear, 10–15 cm × 3–4 mm, ca. 5-veined, marginmembranous at base. Scape arising from an apical leaf axil, 4–8cm, slender. Inflorescence a reduced panicle, several flowered;bracts ovate-lanceolate, 4–6 mm, membranous. Flowers solitaryor paired; pedicel 5–8 mm, articulate near middle. Tepalsgreenish yellow, lanceolate, 5–6 × 1.5–2 mm. Filaments veryshort; anthers ca. 3 mm. Style nearly as long as anthers. Seedssubglobose, 4–5 mm in diam. Fl. Jun–Jul, fr. Aug. 2n = 36.Forests, sandy soil along streams; 1300–1800 m. SW Guangxi,Hainan [India, Thailand, Vietnam].8. Ophiopogon multiflorus Y. Wan, Guihaia 8: 235. 1988.隆 安 沿 阶 草 long an yan jie caoStem prostrate, distally ascending, elongate, 1–2 cm thick,with a few woody roots. Leaves in distant tufts, indistinctlypetiolate, abaxially longitudinally grayish streaked, grasslike,35–80 × 1.3–2.6 cm, base attenuate, margin membranous.Scape 1(or 2) arising from apical leaf axils. Inflorescence areduced panicle, densely 110–180-flowered; bracts ovatelanceolateto lanceolate, basal one 2–3(–5) cm. Flowers usuallyin clusters of 2–6; pedicel 1.2–1.8 cm, articulate near middle.Tepals recurved, purplish blue, ovate, ca. 6 × 2.5 mm.Filaments very short; anthers 2.5–3 mm, connate. Style ca. 5mm. Seeds ellipsoid, ca. 13 × 9 mm. Fl. Oct, fr. Nov.Forests on rocky slopes. WC Guangxi (Long’an Xian).9. Ophiopogon tsaii F. T. Wang & Tang, Bull. Fan Mem. Inst.Biol. 7: 282. 1937.簇 叶 沿 阶 草 cu ye yan jie caoStemprostrate, distally ascending,elongate, ca.4 mm thick,covered with grayish brown sheaths, proximally with somewhite-hairy roots. Leaves in distal tufts, 8–12 per tuft, sessile,grasslike, 4–35 cm × 4–6 mm, margin membranous at base.Scape arising from an apical leaf axil, 13–19 cm. Inflorescencea reduced panicle, 10–25-flowered; bracts setiform, ca. 1 cm,basal one to 3.5 cm. Flowers solitary or in clusters of 2–4; pedicel2–3 mm. Tepals purplish, oblong to subelliptic, ca. 2.5 × 1.5mm. Filaments short; anthers ca. 2 mm. Style ca. 3 mm,slender. Seeds ellipsoid to globose, 8–10 mm in diam. Fl.Jun–Jul, fr. Aug–Oct. 2n = 36*.Forests, hillsides along ravines; 800–1800 m. S Yunnan.10. Ophiopogon motouensis S. C. Chen, Acta Phytotax. Sin.17(4): 111. 1979.墨 托 沿 阶 草 mo tuo yan jie caoStem prostrate, distally usually suberect, occasionallybranched, elongate, 10–30 cm × 4–8 mm, covered with purplishbrown sheaths. Leaves in distant tufts 5–10 cm apart, usually 4–8 per tuft, sessile, long linear, 40–60 × 0.7–1.2 cm, 9–15-veined, base somewhat distichous equitant, margin purplishbrown at base. Scape arising from an apical leaf axil, (20–)30–45 cm. Inflorescence a reduced panicle, more than 10-flowered;rachis slightly flat and narrowly 2-winged; bracts linearlanceolate,5–9 mm. Flowers usually paired; pedicel 5–9 mm,articulate proximally. Tepals white, narrowly ovate to oblonglanceolate,8–9 × 1.5–3 mm. Filaments very short; anthers 6–7mm. Style 6–8 mm, slender. Fl. Aug.Forests, shady places; 800–1700 m. SE Xizang (Mêdog Xian).11. Ophiopogon menglianensis H. W. Li, Acta Bot. Yunnan.13: 268. 1991.勐 连 沿 阶 草 meng lian yan jie caoStem ± prostrate, elongate, subterete, 5–7 mm thick, coveredwith sheaths and with a few roots. Leaves in distant tufts4–5 cm apart, 7–9 per tuft, sessile, adaxially green, abaxiallyglaucescent, long linear, 28–40 × (0.7–)1–1.6 cm, base somewhatdistichous equitant,margin membranous at base, apex acuminate.Scape arising from an apical leaf axil, ca. 6 cm, slightlycompressed, wingless. Inflorescence a reduced panicle, ca. 6cm; bracts ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 5–7 mm, base ca. 5 mmwide, apex acuminate to long acuminate. Flowers often inclusters of 3 or 4; pedicel less than 8 mm, articulateproximally. Tepals white, subovate, ca. 7 × 3 mm.Forests; ca. 1000 m. SW Yunnan (Menglian Dai-Lahu-Va ZuZizhixian).12. Ophiopogon jiangchengensis Y. Y. Qian, Acta Bot. AustroSin. 7: 14. 1991.江 城 沿 阶 草 jiang cheng yan jie caoStem erect, rarely prostrate, elongate, 2.5–4 mm thick,covered with sheaths and with a few woody, striate, densely