Four new species of Oreocharis (Gesneriaceae) in Yunnan province, China

By

Chen, Wen Hong
Zhang, Ya-Mei
He, De-Ming
Li, Yong-Liang
Shui, Yu-Min.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

157

Pages

83--99

Subjects

flora of Yunnan , Montane forests , new species , South-western China , Subtropic regions , Yellow flowers

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.157.32284

 

Abstract

Four new species of Oreocharis (Gesneriaceae) are described and illustrated. These new species grow in pairs in montane forests in Yunnan province, China. One pair grows in Wenshan county, Southeast Yunnan, viz. Oreocharis eriocarpa W.H. Chen & Y.M. Shui and O. wenshanensis W.H. Chen & Y.M. Shui and another pair grows in Yongde county, Southwest Yunnan, viz. O. fulva W.H. Chen & Y.M. Shui and O. lacerata W.H. Chen & Y.M. Shui. Their morphological and geographical relationship with similar species is discussed and the IUCN endangered status is provided, based on the available data.