Primulina duanensis sp. nov. (Gesneriaceae) from Guangxi, China

19 June 2014

Wen, Fang; Huang, Shi-Lian; Fu, Long-Fei; Li, Jing-Jian; Ge, Yu-Zhen; Ma, Wen

A new species of Gesneriaceae, Primulina duanensis Fang Wen & S.L. Huang is described and illustrated from Guangxi, China. It differs from P. ronganensis (D. Fang & Y.G. Wei) Mich. Möller & A. Weber in having broadly lanceolate bracts, 1–3-flowered and pubescent hairs on the upper part of anthers where connected with filaments; from P. sclerophylla (W.T. Wang) Yan Liu in having narrowly ovate to ovate leaf blade, leaf blade margin with interrupted shallowly crenate, broadly lanceolate bracts, 1–3-flowered and pubescent hairs on the upper part of anthers where connected with filaments; from P. shouchengensis (Z.Y. Li) Z.Y. Li in having narrowly ovate to ovate leaf blade, leaf blade margin with interrupted shallowly crenate, broadly lanceolate bracts and pubescent hairs on the upper part of anthers where connected with filaments.

Doi
10.1111/njb.00649