Primulina lutescens, a new species of Gesneriaceae from Southern Guangxi, China

26 August 2017

Ma, Hu-Sheng; Pan, Bo; Xu, Wei-Bin

Primulina lutescens B. Pan & H. S. Ma, a new species of Gesneriaceae from Guangxi Zhuangzu Autonomous Region, China, is illustrated and described here. The new species morphologically resembles Primulina carinata Y. G. Wei, F. Wen & H. Z. Lü , but it differs in leaf, floral characteristics and flowering time. The conservation status of P. lutescens is considered as ‘Endangered’ (EN) according to the IUCN red list categories and criteria.

Doi
10.1111/njb.01487