Four new species of Gesneriaceae from Yunnan, Southwest China

Bin Yang; Hong-Bo Ding; Kai-Cong Fu; Yi-Kai Yuan; Han-Yu Yang; Jian-Wu Li; Li-Xia Zhang; Yun-Hong Tan

doi:10.3897/phytokeys.130.34001

PhytoKeys (Aug 2019)

Four new species of Gesneriaceae from Yunnan, Southwest China

Bin Yang,
Hong-Bo Ding,
Kai-Cong Fu,
Yi-Kai Yuan,
Han-Yu Yang,
Jian-Wu Li,
Li-Xia Zhang,
Yun-Hong Tan

Affiliations

Bin Yang: Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hong-Bo Ding: Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Kai-Cong Fu: Pu’er Traditional Ethnomedicine Institute
Yi-Kai Yuan: Pu’er Traditional Ethnomedicine Institute
Han-Yu Yang: Pu’er Traditional Ethnomedicine Institute
Jian-Wu Li: Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Li-Xia Zhang: Institute of Medicinal Plant,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Yun-Hong Tan: Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.130.34001
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 130
pp. 183 – 203

Abstract

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Four new species of Gesneriaceae from Yunnan, southwest China, are described and illustrated. They are Petrocosmea rhombifolia, Petrocosmea tsaii, Didymocarpus brevipedunculatus, and Henckelia xinpingensis. Diagnostic characters between the new species and their morphologically close relatives are provided. Their distribution, ecology, phenology, and conservation status are also described.

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ISSN: 1314-2011 (Print); 1314-2003 (Online)
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
Country of publisher: Bulgaria
LCC subjects: Science: Botany
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