Aster danyangensis, a replacement name for Aster altaicus var. uchiyamae (Asteraceae)

Aster altaicus var. uchiyamae, a Korean endemic plant, should be treated as species rank because it is clearly distinguished from A. by the morphological characteristics of plant habit, leaf width, and head size. Nevertheless, when uchiyamae was rank, epithet unavailable in owing to earlier name which replacement for illegitimate depauperatus. Therefore, we propose danyangensis new uchiyamae. The specific refers geographic location Danyang-gun, where discovered. We also designate lectotype isolectotype danyangensis.