Oreocharis guangwushanensis, a new species of Gesneriaceae from Sichuan Province, China

By

Li, Zheng-Long 1997-
Ma, Hai-Jun
Ye, Zheng-Rong
Meng, De-Chang
Wen, Fang
Hong, Xin

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

201

Pages

123--129

Subjects

Didymocarpoideae , Lithophilous , new taxon , pink flowers , Sichuan flora

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.201.77574

 

Abstract

A new species of Oreocharis, O. guangwushanensis from the Sichuan Province of south-western China, is described and illustrated here. This new species has a pink corolla that is different from other species of Oreocharis in southwest China and, although it is morphologically similar to O. ronganensis and O. reticuliflora, it has significant differences in the colour and shape of the corolla, the apex of the corolla limb, shape and indumentum of the filaments and a shorter pistil. A detailed description, colour photographs, distribution and habitat, as well as the IUCN conservation status, are also provided.