Petrocosmea miechangensis (Gesneriaceae), a new species from Yunnan, China

By

Tang, Sheng-Hu
Li, Cong-Rui

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-10-14

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

265

Pages

13--23

Subjects

Didymocarpoideae , Flora of China , karst , Maguan County

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.265.164730

 

Abstract

A new species in Gesneriaceae, Petrocosmea miechangensis, is described from southeastern Yunnan, China. This species bears a resemblance to P. sericea in the shape of the adaxial corolla lip and in having very densely appressed hairs on the abaxial leaf blade. However, it can be distinguished by its flowering period, the hairs on the leaf blade, calyx, and filaments, as well as the shape of the filaments. An identification key to P. miechangensis and its related species is presented.