taxonID	type	description	language	source
03DA87BF417E8828FF24B227DF32CF17.taxon	materials_examined	Type: — Viola hybanthoides W. B. Liao et Q. Fan Subfrutex perennis. Rhizoma praesente vel abscente. Caulis aeria evoluta. Sepala subaequalia, basi producta auriculata. Petalum inferius maximum, ungue elongato, basi saccato. Stylus clavatus inferne curvatus, stigmate non antice rostro, lamellato processu infra cavum stigmatis. Subshrubs perennial. Rhizomes present or absent. Aerial stems developed. Sepals subaequalia, basally auriculate. Petals unequal, upper ones smallest, anterior one biggest, with a narrow and long claw and short saccate spur at base. Style clavate, curved at base; stigma capitate, bifid slightly, not beaked and with a stigmatic hole in front and with a lamellar processus below the hole.	en	Fan, Qiang, Chen, Sufang, Wang, Longyuan, Chen, Zaixiong, Liao, Wenbo (2015): A new species and new section of Viola (Violaceae) from Guangdong, China. Phytotaxa 197 (1): 15-26, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.197.1.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.197.1.2
03DA87BF417E8828FF24B227DF32CF17.taxon	etymology	Etymology: — We named this new section “ Danxiaviola ” because the type species is endemic to Mt. Danxia. This new section contains only one species. To distinguish the sections of Viola in China, an identification key is provided (based on Chen et al. 2007).	en	Fan, Qiang, Chen, Sufang, Wang, Longyuan, Chen, Zaixiong, Liao, Wenbo (2015): A new species and new section of Viola (Violaceae) from Guangdong, China. Phytotaxa 197 (1): 15-26, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.197.1.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.197.1.2
03DA87BF417F8829FF24B614DFF1CEDE.taxon	materials_examined	TYPE: — CHINA. Guangdong: Renhua County, Mt. Danxia, on the top of a small hill, 197 m, 25 ° 01 ′ 05.92 ″ N, 113 ° 44 ′ 41.23 ″ E, 23 May 2012, Q. Fan 11605 (holotype SYS!, barcoding number 190591; isotype IBSC!). Subshrubs, perennial, without basal leaves. Rhizomes erect, rather stout, sometimes absent. Stems erect or somewhat ascending, much-branched, 20 – 45 cm tall, glabrous. Leaves alternate; stipules leaflike, free, glabrous, oblonglanceolate, 5 – 9 × 1 – 2 mm acuminate, fimbriate; petioles glabrous, 0.6 – 2.1 cm long, narrowly decurrent-alate; blades elliptic or ovate-lanceolate, 1.8 – 2.8 × 0.8 – 1.4 cm, thinly chartaceous or membranous, glabrous, densely dotlike brown glandular on both sides, 2 to 3 veins on each side of midrib, margin coarsely serrate, base cuneate-decurrent. Flowers 8 – 11 mm diam; pedicels slender, 1.6 – 4.2 cm long, exceeding leaves, glabrous, with two opposite bracteoles above middle or near flower; bracteoles glabrous, linear, 1.5 – 2.2 × 0.3 – 0.6 mm, margin scarious, apex acuminate. Sepals green, glabrous, linear-lanceolate, 2.7 – 3.7 × 0.5 – 1 mm, margin entire, apex acuminate, base truncate or rounded, sepal appendages very short, c. 0.3 mm long. Petals whitish to pale purple, with apparent violet lines, anterior one with a green patch at base, glabrous; upper petals, oblong to linear-lanceolate, 2.5 – 3 × 0.5 – 0.8 mm, margin erose basally, apex obtuse or erose; lateral petals, oblong, 4.5 – 5 × c. 1.5 mm, margin erose basally, apex obtuse or erose; anterior petal with a long claw and a short saccate spur at base, broadly spathulate or flabellate, margin slightly undulate, blade 5 – 6 × 7 – 8 mm, claw 3 – 3.5 mm long (spur included), margin reflexed, apex rounded, truncate or emarginate, spur straight and saccate, very short, c. 1.5 mm, apex obtuse. Stamens 5, unequal, with very short filaments, the anther thecae c. 0.6 mm long, terminal appendages c. 0.5 mm long, the posterior appendages (nectar spurs) of two anterior stamens 0.7 – 1 mm long. Ovary ovoid to ellipsoid, c. 0.8 mm diam., glabrous; style c. 0.8 mm long, conspicuous geniculate at base; stigma capitate, slightly 2 - lobed, not beaked in front, with a stigmatic hole between the lobes and with a membranaceous lamellar processus below the hole. Capsule brownish at maturity, ovoid, 3 – 4 mm long. Seeds brown, ovoid, 1.2 – 1.5 mm long. Phenology: — Flowers from March to July and fruits from April to August (observation by Zaixiong Chen in the field from March, 2012 to December, 2013).	en	Fan, Qiang, Chen, Sufang, Wang, Longyuan, Chen, Zaixiong, Liao, Wenbo (2015): A new species and new section of Viola (Violaceae) from Guangdong, China. Phytotaxa 197 (1): 15-26, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.197.1.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.197.1.2
03DA87BF417F8829FF24B614DFF1CEDE.taxon	distribution	Distribution and Habitat: — Viola hybanthoides is currently known only from two localities in on Mt. Danxia, Renhua County, northern Guangdong, China. The species grows in sunny thickets on dry red-colored sandy soil at the top of a small hill and on a steep slope near the summit. The associated species include Osteomeles subrotunda, Firmiana danxiaensis, Lagerstroemia indica, Rhamnus brachypoda and Pinus massoniana. Conservation Status: — Only two populations were found with no more than 1000 mature individuals in an total area of about 1 km 2. It’s about 10 km away between the two populations. Thus the species could be considered as CR (Critically Endangered) status according to IUCN Red List criteria (B 2 a; IUCN 2001).	en	Fan, Qiang, Chen, Sufang, Wang, Longyuan, Chen, Zaixiong, Liao, Wenbo (2015): A new species and new section of Viola (Violaceae) from Guangdong, China. Phytotaxa 197 (1): 15-26, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.197.1.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.197.1.2
03DA87BF417F8829FF24B614DFF1CEDE.taxon	etymology	Etymology: — The anterior petal with a long stalk-like claw and the inconspicuous upper petals of the new species are very similar to those of some Hybanthus species, therefore we used the specific epithet “ hybanthoides ”. Paratype: CHINA. Guangdong: Renhua County, Bazai in Mt. Danxia, on the sunny slope, 400 m, 25 ° 00 ′ 29.03 ″ N, 113 ° 39 ′ 41.82 ″ E, 26 April 2013, Z. X. Chen 401 (SYS).	en	Fan, Qiang, Chen, Sufang, Wang, Longyuan, Chen, Zaixiong, Liao, Wenbo (2015): A new species and new section of Viola (Violaceae) from Guangdong, China. Phytotaxa 197 (1): 15-26, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.197.1.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.197.1.2
