Paraboea zunyiensis (Gesneriaceae), a new species from north Guizhou, China

By

Deng, Tan
Wen, Fang
Xie, Da-Jun
Wei, Ruo-Xun
He, Lin
Dou, Quan-Li
Qian, Zheng-Min
Zhang, Ren Bo

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

235

Pages

21--29

Subjects

Flora of Guizhou , lithophyte , new taxon , Paraboea crassifolia , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.235.111412

 

Abstract

A new lithophytic species, Paraboea zunyiensis T.Deng, F.Wen & R.B.Zhang (Gesneriaceae), inhabiting Karst rocks in northern Guizhou, China, is introduced and depicted in this study. It bears a resemblance to P. crassifolia (Hemsl.) B.L. Burtt, yet is distinguishable by its shorter filaments and staminodes, triangular ovate calyx segments, and ovaries surpassing the styles in length. Moreover, the phylogenetic tree constructed from nuclear DNA (ITS) and plastid DNA (trnL-F) data firmly support the differentiation of this novel species from P. crassifolia.