Primulina silaniae sp. nov. (Gesneriaceae) from the limestone area of Guizhou Province, China

By

jinquan, Zhang
Huang, Hong
Li, Mei-Jun
Huang, Mei
Li, Quan-Yuan
Zhou, Yu-Lu
Chen, Yi
Wen, Fang
Bai, Xinxiang

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

185

Pages

123--130

Subjects

Didymocarpinae , Flora of Guizhou , karst , new taxon , subtribe , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.185.72099

 

Abstract

Primulina silaniae X.X.Bai & F.Wen, a new species of Primulina Hance (Gesneriaceae) from the limestone area of Wangmo County, Guizhou Province, is described and illustrated. The new species is similar to P. spiradiclioides Z.B.Xin & F.Wen, but can be easily distinguished from the latter by a combination of characteristics, especially in the lateral veins of its leaf and floral shape and tube. At present, three populations in one locality of this new taxon were found, totaling about 600 mature individuals. According to the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria (Version 3.1), the species is provisionally assessed as Vulnerable [VU D1].