<i>Ainsliaea guniuensis</i> (Asteraceae), a new species from southern Anhui, eastern China

Ainsliaea guniuensis W.Y.Ni and S.Y.Zhang sp. nov, a new species from the Guniujiang National Nature Reserve in southern Anhui, eastern China, is described based on morphological and molecular evidence. The new species is distinguishable from morphologically related species ( A. fragrans and A. kawakamii ) by its usually sub‐paniculate inflorescences, thickly chartaceous leaves with veins noticeably sunken, and well‐developed villous hairs on the abaxial surface of the leaf. Along with comments on its conservation, distribution, ecology and taxonomy, an identification key to all species of Ainsliaea occurring in eastern China is also presented.