Maesa flabellifera (Primulaceae), a new species from southeast Yunnan, China

By

Wei, Dan
Xu, Yuan
Hao, Gang
Utteridge, T. M. A. (Timothy M. A.)

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

248

Pages

189--197

Subjects

Ericales , Maesoideae , Morphology , taxonomy , Yunnan

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.248.135449

 

Abstract

Maesa flabellifera (Primulaceae-Maesoideae) from southeast Yunnan, China, is described and illustrated here. This new species belongs to the informal long corolla-tube species group and is morphologically similar to M. permollis and M. kurzii, but can be distinguished by lacking hairs, membranaceous leaves and long panicles with 7−16 branches. According to the IUCN criteria, M. flabellifera is assessed as “Least Concern”.