Fang Wen, Yan-Lian Qiu, Jie Huang, Bo Zhao and Yi-Gang Wei: Didymocarpus dissectus sp. nov. (Gesneriaceae) from Fujian,eastern China — Nordic Journal of Botany 30; DOI:10.1111/j.1756-1051.2012.00057.x.
ABSTRACT
A new species of Gesneriaceae, Didymocarpus dissectus Fang Wen, Y. L. Qiu, Jie Huang & Y. G. Wei, from Fujian province, China, is described and illustrated. It is similar to D. heucherifolius in flower shape, but can be easily distinguished by leaf blade shape, split extent of calyx and equal calyx lobes, indumentum of corolla and number of staminodes.
Figure 1.Didymocarpus dissectus sp. nov. (A) habit, (B) top view of leaf, (C) corolla opened with stamens and staminodes, (D) stamen, (E) pistil, ovary, style and opened calyx lobes, (F) stigma, (G) young capsule, (H) calyx lobes and disc of young capsule. Drawn by Mr. Qi Wei, from the holotype.
Figure 2. Didymocarpus dissectus sp. nov. (A) type locality, (B) habitat, (C) mature plants, (D) habit, (E) plant for showing petioles and abaxial leaf blade surfaces, (F) capsules, (G) adaxial leaf blade surface, (H) abaxial leaf blade surfaces, (I) cyme, (J) lateral view of corolla, (K) frontal view of corolla, (L) pistil and calyx, (M) extending capsule, (N) disc and calyx lobes.
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No. 1 Tan Yun-Hong: Metabriggsia W. T. Wang, a Newly Recorded Genus of Gesneriaceae from Yunnan, China
ABSTRACT
Metabriggsia W. T. Wang, a Newly Recorded Genus of Gesneriaceae in Yunnan is reported. The genus includs two species, namely M. ovalifolia W. T. Wang and M. purpureotincta W. T. Wang, and is endemic to China. The genus has its main distribution in Western and Norther Guangxi, and Southern Guizhou. The discovery of M. ovalifolia in Yunnan Province has expanded its distribution record.
Editor's Note: This genus was merged into Hemiboea Clarke by Prof. M. Möller in 2011. But some botanists think the former classification system of Chinese Gesneriaceae by W.T. Wang is more reasonable based on morphologic evidences.
Photo by Dr. Fang Wen
No. 2 Li Hou-Cong: Newly-recorded Genus and Species of Gesneriaceae from Hubei
ABSTRACT
In order to have a better understanding of the species diversity of vascular plants in Enshi，Hubei of China, we conducted extensive field investigations and specimen collections in Enshi and adjacent regions. Based on field observations of plants in their living habitats and comparative morphological studies on specimens in herbarium of Hubei University for Nationalities and other available herbaria as well, one angiosperm genus Opithandra and species Opithandra fargesii ( Franch.) of gesneriaceae naturally distributed in Hubei was determined for the first time. Morphological distinctiveness of this new species and the diagnostic characters to respective affined species was given, and the known geographical distributions of the new species was discussed. To date, the altitude was the lowest records of the species.
Photo by Mr. Hou-Cong Li
