Myrialepis, a newly recorded genus in China

Myrialepis, a rattan genus of Palmae, is widely distributed in Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. It grows in lowland to montane rainforest and is commonly found along forest margins and in disturbed forest, such as clearings, landslips, road cuts, and river banks. Here we report on a new distribution record of Myrialepis in Yunnan, China. The morphological and habitat characteristics of the genus are described, and a key to rattan genera in China has been compiled.