The recently published new taxa and new records of Gesneriaceae from China before 31 December 2021 (20)
2021-11-04 New taxa in China

No.20 Li-Hua Yang & Xi-Zuo Shi

Oreocharis reticuliflora (Gesneriaceae), a new species fromsoutheastern Sichuan, China

Nordic journal of Botant  2021.10.15

ABSTRACT

Based on morphological observation and literature consultation, a new species of Oreocharis (Gesneriaceae), O. reticuliflora Li H. Yang & X.Z. Shi, is described and illustrated. This new species resembles O. auricula, but differs by its conspicuous and reticular secondary veins, corolla with a network of violet stripes on each lip lobe, glandular-pubescent ovary, shorter capsule and being densely brown woolly on the abaxial leaf surface, outside of bracts and calyx lobes. A detailed morphological description and photographic illustration of the new species are presented.

Original article link:

① doi: 10.1111/njb.03322；

②https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/njb.03322；

③https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Xizuo-Shi/publication/355212134_Oreocharis_reticuliflora_Gesneriaceae_a_new_

species_from_southeastern_Sichuan_China/links/6168e8c266e6b95f07cb6fb6/

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The recently published new taxa and new records of Gesneriaceae from China before 31 December 2021 (20)

Figure 1. Oreocharis reticuliflora Li H. Yang & X.Z. Shi, sp. nov. (A) habit, (B) front view of flower, (C) side view of flower, (D, G) opened corolla showing stamens and staminodes, (E) inflorescence, (F) pistil and calyx. Red arrows show the staminode. Photo credit: Li-Hua Yang.

The recently published new taxa and new records of Gesneriaceae from China before 31 December 2021 (20)

Figure 2. Holotype of Oreocharis reticuliflora li H. Yang & X.Z.Shi,sp. nov.

The recently published new taxa and new records of Gesneriaceae from China before 31 December 2021 (20)

Figure 3. Oreocharis reticuliflora (A–C, E–G) and O. auricula (D, H–J). (A) Habitat, (B) fruit, (C–D) habit, (E, H) front view of flower,(F, I) side view of flower, (G, J) abaxial leaf surface. Photo credit: Li-Hua Yang.

The recently published new taxa and new records of Gesneriaceae from China before 31 December 2021 (20)

Figure 4. The species with similar leaves of Oreocharis reticuliflora. (A) O. benthamii var. reticulata, (B) O. maximowiczii, (C) O. tubiflora, (D) O. flavida, (E) O. dasyantha, (F) O. sinohenryi, (G) O. jasminina, (H) O. xiangguiensis, (I) O. chienii. Photo credit: (A–G) Li-Hua Yang; (H–I) Peng-Wei Li.