Four new species of Gesneriaceae from Yunnan, Southwest China

By

Yang, Bin
Ding, Hongbo
Fu, Kai-Cong
Yuan, Yi-Kai
Yang, Han-Yu
Li, Jian-Wu
Zhang, Li Xia
Tan, Yunhong

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

130

Pages

183--203

Subjects

China , Didymocarpus , Gesneriaceae , Henckelia , Petrocosmea , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.130.34001

 

Abstract

Four new species of Gesneriaceae from Yunnan, southwest China, are described and illustrated. They are Petrocosmea rhombifolia, Petrocosmea tsaii, Didymocarpus brevipedunculatus, and Henckelia xinpingensis. Diagnostic characters between the new species and their morphologically close relatives are provided. Their distribution, ecology, phenology, and conservation status are also described.