Primula xilingensis (Primulaceae), a new species from Sichuan, China

By

Luo, Junjia
Zhang, Mingke
Liu, Xiao Feng
Chen, Hui
Li, Tingyu
Ma, Xudong
Huang, Ke
Fu, Zhixi

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

234

Pages

135--143

Subjects

Conservation , morphological characters , Primula sect. Minutissimae , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.234.108411

 

Abstract

A new species, Primula xilingensis K.Huang & Z.X.Fu, sp. nov. (Primulaceae), is described and illustrated. In gross morphology, it is clearly allied to section Minutissimae on account of having stolons, being glabrous, leaf rosette less than or equal to corolla, flower solitary and bract not swollen at base. The new species is easily distinguished by the combination of scape densely yellow farinose, leaf apex acute, rarely broadly obtuse, corolla pale purplish blue and style 3.0–6.0 mm above base of corolla tube, stamens reaching the corolla tube mouth in thrum flower. In addition, the distribution map, morphological comparison of related species and conservation status of the new species are also provided.