The newest published taxa and newest record of Gesneriaceae from China before 31 December 2019 (13)
2019-06-24 New taxa in China

No13 LI-E YANG, HUA-FEI CEN, HANG SUN, Michael LoFurno, Stephen Maciejewski, Winston J. Goretsky & Fang Wen

Oreocharis rubrostriata (Gesneriaceae), a new species from Guangxi, China

KEW BULLETIN 2019(74):23

ABSTRACT

A new species of Oreocharis Benth., O. rubrostriata F.Wen & L.E.Yang, is described and illustrated from Rongshui County, Guangxi Zhuangzu Autonomous Region, China, and a proposed conservation assessment rates the new species as Critically Endangered (CR).

Original paper link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12225-019-9810-9

The newest published taxa and newest record of Gesneriaceae from China before 31 December 2019 (13)

Fig. 1. Oreocharis rubrostriata. A habit; B abaxial surface of leaf blade; C adaxial surface of leaf blade; D cyme and flowers; E cyme; F1 & F2 frontal view of corolla; G1 & G2 lateral view of corolla; H bracts; J pistil; K young fruit. PHOTOS:FANG WEN.

The newest published taxa and newest record of Gesneriaceae from China before 31 December 2019 (13)

Fig. 2. The holotype of Oreocharis rubrostriata. PHOTO: L. E. YANG.

The newest published taxa and newest record of Gesneriaceae from China before 31 December 2019 (13)

Map 1. Distribution of the newly described species, Oreocharis rubrostriata, and its congener, O. craibii.