Oreocharis wumengensis, a new species of Gesneriaceae from northeastern Yunnan, China

Authors: Cai, Lei Country: People's Republic of China DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.157.33071 Published: Jan. 1, 2020 Source: PhytoKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: flora of Yunnan · Topics: Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions, Plant Diversity and Evolution, Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics

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A new species of Gesneriaceae, Oreocharis wumengensis Lei Cai & Z.L.Dao from Wumeng Mountain area, Yanjin County, Yunnan Province, China, is described. The new species is morphologically similar to O. panzhouensis Lei Cai, Y.Guo & F.Wen in the shape of corolla, number of stigma and stamens, but it can be easily distinguished from this species by the leaf shape and indumentum characters of leaf blade, calyx and stamens. Detailed descriptions with photographs of the plant and holotype, and comparisons with morphologically similar species, are also provided.

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