No.16 LI-HUA YANG, LIAN-XUAN ZHOU & MING KANG

Oreocharis ovata (Gesneriaceae), a new species fromGuangdong, China

Nordic Journal of Botany

doi: 10.1111/njb.01764

ABSTRACT

    Based on morphological observations and comparisons, a new species, Oreocharis ovata L.H. Yang, L.X. Zhou & M. Kang, is described and illustrated. Morphological relationships and differences between this new species and related congeners are discussed. Comments on ecology, distribution, conservation status and phenology of the new species are provided. Additionally, illustrations and images of the new species are presented.

Original article link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/njb.01764

Figure 1. Oreocharis ovata sp. nov. (A) habit, (B) calyx lobes,(C) abaxial leaf blade, (D) flower in front view, (E) pistil, (F) fertile stamens, (G) opened corolla, showing stamens and staminodes,(H) flower in lateral view. Drawn by Yun-Xiao Liu based on cultivated individual collected from type locality.

Figure 2. Oreocharis ovata sp. nov. (A)–(B) habit, (C) adaxial leaf blade, (D) flower in front view, (E), (H) opened corolla, showing stamens and staminodes, (F) pistil and calyx lobes, (G) flower in lateral view, (I) fertile stamens. Photographed by Li-Hua Yang.

​Figure 3. Geographical distribution of Oreocharis ovata (triangle), O. dinghushanensis (dot), O. dalzielii (square) and O. rotundifolia (star).

​Figure 4. Oreocharis dalzielii (Fig. 4 A–C) and O. dinghushanensis (Fig. 4 D–F). (A), (D) habit, (B), (E) flower in front view, (C), (F) flower in lateral view. (A)–(C) photographed by Zheng-Yu Zuo; (D)–(F) photographed by Yan-Feng Guo.

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Figure 5——8. Oreocharis ovata sp. nov.