Recently, Nordic Journal of Botany, a botanical periodical, issued an article titled A New Aquifoliaceae Species Found in Jiangxi Province, China—Sanqingshan Holly, marking the identification of the new species is widely recognized by international academic circles.

The Sanqingshan holly discovered this time lives in gentle slopes or ravines in an altitudinal range of 1300-1550m. Its distribution area is narrowly limited to two points in the park. The number of the fully grown individuals is less than 100, a critically endangered species. The discovery of the new species will contribute to biodiversity research of Sanqingshan and even the world.

Sanqingshan Holly Branch