9. Tribe ANTHEMIDEAE

11. Ajania brachyantha C. Shih, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 17(2):
114. 1979.
短冠亚菊 duan guan ya ju
Chrysanthemum brachyanthum (C. Shih) H. Ohashi &
Yonekura.
Herbs, perennial, 30–40 cm tall, with slender fibrous roots.
Stems much branched above middle. Lower branches long,
spreading; upper branches ascending; stem and branches graywhite,
pubescent, especially in upper part. Basal and lower
leaves pinkish at anthesis. Middle stem leaves sessile; leaf blade
broadly obovate-elliptic or elliptic, 1.5–2 × ca. 1 cm, both surfaces
gray-white, densely appressed pubescent or villous, 2-pinnatisect;
primary lateral segments 2- or 3-paired; ultimate segments
narrowly elliptic, oblanceolate, or falcate, apex acute.
Upper leaves and leaves below synflorescence small, pinnatifid
or palmatifid. Synflorescence a terminal compound flat-topped
panicle. Capitula many. Involucres broadly campanulate, 5–6
mm in diam.; phyllaries in 3 rows, scarious margin broad,
dark brown, outer ones narrowly elliptic, ca. 2 mm, abaxially
sparsely villous, middle and inner ones elliptic or oblanceolate,
ca. 4 mm, middle ones sparsely villous abaxially, inner ones
glabrous abaxially. Florets yellow; marginal female florets 6,
corolla narrowly tubular, ca. 1.2 mm, apex truncate or obliquely
truncate; disk florets many, corolla tubular. Fl. Aug.
● Mountain slopes; 3500–3600 m. Xizang (Nyêmo).
12. Ajania przewalskii Poljakov, Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst.
Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 17: 422. 1955.
细裂亚菊 xi lie ya ju
Chrysanthemum przewalskii (Poljakov) H. Ohashi & Yonekura.
Herbs, perennial, 35–80 cm tall; rhizomes short, procumbent,
with slender fibrous roots; cataphylls brown, ovate. Stems
erect, shortly branched at apex, red-purple, pubescent, especially
in upper part. Petiole ca. 1 cm; leaf blade broadly ovate or
ovate, 2–5 × 1.5–4 cm, abaxially gray-white, densely pubescent,
adaxially green, glabrous or sparsely pubescent, 2-pinnatisect;
primary lateral segments 2–4-paired, dense, 3–5 mm
apart; ultimate segments linear-lanceolate or narrowly elliptic.
Leaves below synflorescence small. Synflorescence a large, terminal,
compound flat-topped panicle. Capitula many. Involucres
campanulate, 2.5–3 mm in diam.; phyllaries in 4 rows,
scarious margin brown, outer ones ovate or lanceolate, ca. 1.5
mm, abaxially puberulent, middle and inner ones elliptic to oblanceolate
or lanceolate, ca. 2.5 mm, abaxially glabrous. Florets
yellow, exterior with sessile glands; marginal female florets
4–7, corolla narrowly tubular, apex 3-denticulate; disk florets
many, corolla tubular. Achenes ca. 0.8 mm. Fl. and fr. Jul–Sep.
2n = 36*.
● Grasslands, forest margins, on rocks; 2800–4500 m. Gansu, Nei
Mongol, Ningxia, Qinghai, Sichuan.
13. Ajania adenantha (Diels) Y. Ling & C. Shih, Bull. Bot.
Lab. N. E. Forest. Inst., Harbin 6: 13. 1980.
丽江亚菊 li jiang ya ju
ANTHEMIDEAE
661
Tanacetum adenanthum Diels, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard.
Edinburgh 5: 187. 1912; Chrysanthemum adenanthum (Diels)
Handel-Mazzetti.
Herbs, perennial, 20–30 cm tall; rhizomes short, with slender
fibrous roots; cataphylls brown, ovate or ovate-lanceolate;
indumentum of medifixed hairs. Stems erect, long branched,
pubescent, especially in upper part and on peduncles. Middle
stem leaves: petiole 3–5 mm; leaf blade ovate, broadly ovate,
or broadly cuneate, 1.5–2 × 0.5–2 cm, abaxially gray-white,
densely appressed pubescent, adaxially pale green, sparsely pubescent,
2-pinnatisect; primary lateral segments 1- or 2-paired;
ultimate segments linear; lower and upper leaves 3–5-pinnatisect.
Synflorescence a terminal flat-topped panicle. Capitula
many. Involucres campanulate, 4–5 mm in diam.; phyllaries in
4 or 5 rows, scarious margin brown, apex rounded or obtuse,
outer ones ovate-lanceolate or ovate, ca. 1.5 mm, abaxially pubescent,
middle and inner ones elliptic or ovate-elliptic, 3–3.5
mm, middle ones pubescent abaxially. Florets yellow or orange,
lower parts with sessile glands; marginal female florets ca. 7,
corolla narrowly tubular, apex acutely 3- or 4-denticulate; disk
florets many, corolla tubular.
● Mountain slopes, stony alpine meadows; 3000–3700 m. Hebei,
NW Yunnan (Lijiang).
14. Ajania remotipinna (Handel-Mazzetti) Y. Ling & C. Shih,
Bull. Bot. Lab. N. E. Forest. Inst., Harbin 6: 13. 1980.
疏齿亚菊 shu chi ya ju
Chrysanthemum remotipinnum Handel-Mazzetti, Acta
Horti Gothob. 12: 265. 1938.
Herbs, perennial, 30–70 cm tall, with slender fibrous roots.
Stems erect, much branched, densely or sparsely pubescent.
Middle stem leaves: petiole 1–2 cm; leaf blade elliptic, ovate, or
obovate, 3.5–5 × 2–3.5(–4) cm, abaxially gray-white, densely
and thickly appressed villous, adaxially green, sparsely appressed
pubescent, 2-pinnatisect; primary lateral segments 1- or
2-paired, remote, at ca. 1 cm intervals; ultimate segments narrowly
elliptic or falcate. Lower and upper stem leaves gradually
smaller. Synflorescence a terminal, rather large, compound flattopped
panicle, 3–5 cm in diam. Involucres campanulate, 2.5–
3.5 mm in diam.; phyllaries in 4 rows, scarious margin yellowbrown
or deep brown, apex obtuse or rounded, outer ones triangular-lanceolate,
ca. 3 mm, abaxially sparsely pubescent,
middle and inner ones elliptic, ca. 4 mm, abaxially glabrous.
Florets yellow, exterior with sessile glands; marginal female
florets 8, corolla narrowly tubular, ca. 1.8 mm, apex 2- or 3denticulate;
disk florets many, corolla tubular, ca. 2.5 mm.
Achenes ca. 1 mm. Fl. and fr. Aug–Oct.
● Mountain slopes; 200–3800 m. Gansu, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan,
Xizang.
15. Ajania myriantha (Franchet) Y. Ling ex C. Shih in C. Shih
& G. X. Fu, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 17(2): 114. 1979.
多花亚菊 duo hua ya ju
Tanacetum myrianthum Franchet, Bull. Annuel Soc.
Philom. Paris, sér. 8, 3: 144. 1891; Chrysanthemum mairei (H.
Léveillé) Handel-Mazzetti; C. myrianthum (Franchet) Y. Ling;