A New Variety of Gentiana zollingeri (Gentianaceae)

Abstract

A new variety of Gentiana zollingeri Fawc. (Gentianaceae), var. tosaensis Mas.Yamam., Yukie Ueno & K.Ueno, is described. It is distinguishable from the typical variety by its short white corolla, inconspicuous gynophore, and capsule, which is only rarely exserted from the marcescent corolla. The plants of the new variety occur in shady evergreen and Japanese cedar forests and begins blooming in mid-March, slightly earlier than the typical variety.