Tetraphyllum Griff. ex C. B. Clarke, a newly recorded genus of Gesneriaceae from China
XIONG Chi,
CHEN Bin,
LI Zhenglong,
ZHAO Qiong,
DO Van Truong,
WEN Fang
Affiliations
XIONG Chi
Guangxi Key Laboratory of Plant Conservation and Restoration Ecology in Karst Terrain, Guangxi Institute of Botany, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guilin 541006, Guangxi, China
CHEN Bin
Eastern China Conservation Center for Wild Endangered Plant Resources, Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden, Shanghai 201602, China
LI Zhenglong
School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, Anhui, China
ZHAO Qiong
School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, Anhui, China
DO Van Truong
Vietnam National Museum of Nature, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi 10072, Vietnam
WEN Fang
Guangxi Key Laboratory of Plant Conservation and Restoration Ecology in Karst Terrain, Guangxi Institute of Botany, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guilin 541006, Guangxi, China
Tetraphyllum Griff. ex C. B. Clarke, a newly recorded genus of Gesneriaceae from Guangxi, China is reported. Tetraphyllum has only three species. The morphological description and the distinctive features to the species of Tetraphyllum are provided, and the detailed morphological description and photos of T. confertiflorum (Drake) B. L. Burtt are provided. The voucher specimens are preserved in the Herbarium of Guangxi Institute of Botany (IBK) and Shanghai Chenshan Herbarium (CSH).
