On February 21, 2023, at the invitation of the collaborator (^_^), we visited Long'An County in Nanning city for a field investigation of a new taxon of the Primulina. The new species is morphologically quite similar to P. gemella found in the Ha Long Bay area of Vietnam. However, one of the most significant differences is the absence of a creeping stem. There are also other distinctions, such as hair covering, flower morphology, etc. Due to the severe drought throughout the region in the second half of 2022 in Guangxi, the overall condition of the entire known population was poor at least during the first half of 2023. The population is now in urgent need of protection. After communicating with the discoverer, it was decided to name the new species after its type locality, Long'An County. Therefore, it is named P. longanensis.

Figure 1: Primulina longanensis found at the mountain peak and mountainside of the Karst landforms in Long'An County

Figure 2: The challenging journey of climbing and searching for the new taxon of the Gesneriad, Primulina longanensis

Figure 3: After a challenging ascent to the mountain peak, an aerial view of a small group of Primulina longanensis

Figure 4: The newly bloomed Primulina longanensis