Oreocharis guangwushanensis, a new species of Gesneriaceae from Sichuan Province, China

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Didymocarpoideae · Topics: Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions, Plant Diversity and Evolution, Plant Parasitism and Resistance

A new species of Oreocharis, O. guangwushanensis from the Sichuan Province of south-western China, is described and illustrated here. This new species has a pink corolla that is different from other species of Oreocharis in southwest China and, although it is morphologically similar to O. ronganensis and O. reticuliflora, it has significant differences in the colour and shape of the corolla, the apex of the corolla limb, shape and indumentum of the filaments and a shorter pistil. A detailed description, colour photographs, distribution and habitat, as well as the IUCN conservation status, are also provided.

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