taxonID	type	description	language	source
1B44D61636CF5759BD4514786027B365.taxon	materials_examined	Type. China. Hunan, Zhangjiajie County, Wangjiaping Town, Matouxi Village, 29 ° 0 ' 54.7 " N, 110 ° 48 ' 3.7 " E, under broad-leaved forest, beside the water ditch, 276 m a. s. l., 22 August 2020, S. Y. Zhang, ZSY 202008001 (holotype: ANUB; isotypes: PE, KUN).	en	Zhang, Si-Yu, Huang, Ying, Zhang, Pei, Zhu, Ke-Run, Chen, Yong-Bing, Shao, Jian-Wen (2021): Lycoris wulingensis, a dwarf new species of Amaryllidaceae from Hunan, China. PhytoKeys 177: 1-9, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.177.62741, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.177.62741
1B44D61636CF5759BD4514786027B365.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Most similar to L. x haywardii, but differs from it by smaller plant and flower sizes (Figs 3, 4, Table 2) and it is restricted to north-western Hunan Province (Fig. 5).	en	Zhang, Si-Yu, Huang, Ying, Zhang, Pei, Zhu, Ke-Run, Chen, Yong-Bing, Shao, Jian-Wen (2021): Lycoris wulingensis, a dwarf new species of Amaryllidaceae from Hunan, China. PhytoKeys 177: 1-9, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.177.62741, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.177.62741
1B44D61636CF5759BD4514786027B365.taxon	description	Description. Perennial herb. Bulbs nearly spherical, 2 - 3 cm in diameter, covered brown epidermis, with fine lines on the epidermis. Leaves ligulate, often 4 - 7, blunt apex, appearing in mid-September, 15 - 27 cm long, 3 - 5 mm wide; upper surface dark green, mid-vein distinctly pale; bottom surface light green with a raised mid-rib. Inflorescence scapose, 25 - 30 cm high, green or reddish-brown; 2 spathe bracts, lanceolate, 2 - 2.5 cm long, 5 - 7 mm wide, semi-closed to wrap the bud; 3 - 7 flowers per umbels, pedicels 1.5 - 2 cm long, diameter 1.5 - 2 mm; flowers rose-red; perianth lobes oblanceolate, 2.5 - 2.8 cm long, about 5 mm wide, apex slightly reversed and undulate; floral tubes light red, about 3 mm long. Filaments 3 - 3.5 cm long, rose-red, slightly longer than tepals, anther yellow, 2 - 3 mm long; pistil length 4 - 4.5 cm, middle and lower part diameter 0.8 mm, rose-red, apex diameter about 0.4 mm, dark-red. Ovary 4 mm in diameter, spherical and green. Capsules three-lobed, green or pale when mature; seeds black, spherical, 5 - 7 mm in diameter.	en	Zhang, Si-Yu, Huang, Ying, Zhang, Pei, Zhu, Ke-Run, Chen, Yong-Bing, Shao, Jian-Wen (2021): Lycoris wulingensis, a dwarf new species of Amaryllidaceae from Hunan, China. PhytoKeys 177: 1-9, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.177.62741, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.177.62741
1B44D61636CF5759BD4514786027B365.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Lycoris wulingensis is distributed in the east of Wuling Mountains and its surrounding areas, such as Cili, Linli, Li, Taoyuan and Yongding Counties (Fig. 5).	en	Zhang, Si-Yu, Huang, Ying, Zhang, Pei, Zhu, Ke-Run, Chen, Yong-Bing, Shao, Jian-Wen (2021): Lycoris wulingensis, a dwarf new species of Amaryllidaceae from Hunan, China. PhytoKeys 177: 1-9, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.177.62741, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.177.62741
1B44D61636CF5759BD4514786027B365.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet comes from its distribution area of the Wuling Mountains, which is an important biodiversity hotspot in South Central China.	en	Zhang, Si-Yu, Huang, Ying, Zhang, Pei, Zhu, Ke-Run, Chen, Yong-Bing, Shao, Jian-Wen (2021): Lycoris wulingensis, a dwarf new species of Amaryllidaceae from Hunan, China. PhytoKeys 177: 1-9, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.177.62741, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.177.62741
