No. 1  Zu-Lin Ning, Jing Wang, Jun-Jie Tao & Ming Kang：Primulina lepingensis (Gesneriaceae), a new species from Jiangxi, China
Annual Botanical Fennici 51: 322–325.

ABSTRACTPrimulina lepingensis, a new species of Gesneriaceae from Jiangxi, China, is described and illustrated. It is similar to the phylogenetically related to P. xiuningensis in the shape of the flowers, but differs in having thin, leathery leaf blades, oblanceolate bracts, a longer corolla, a corolla tube puberulent inside below stamens, sparsely glandular pubescent stamens, 3 staminodes (2 with capitate apex, without enlarged apex) and a 3-lobed stigma.

FIGURE 1. Primulina lepingensis (Drawn by Yu-Xiao Liu from the holotype). –A:  Habit, –B and –C: Leaf blades, –D:-F: Bracts, adaxial and abaxial views, –G: Calyx and pistil, –H and I: Flowers, –J: Corolla opened showing stamens and staminodes, –K: Stamens, L: Stigma, –M: Pistil.

FIGURE 2. Primulina lepingensis sp. nov. : –A: Flower, frontal view, –B: -D: Stigma of different flowers from the same individual,  –E: Pistil, –F: Corolla tube, inside view, –G: Bracts, –H and K: Flower, side view, –I and L: Corolla opened showing stamens and staminodes, –J: Inflorescence, –M: Habit, –N: Plant cultivated in SCBG.

Above-mentioned content and figures were cited from Ning et al., 2014.


No. 2  Ming Li, Xun-Lin Yu & Qi-Xia Ma： Primulina jiangyongensis (Gesneriaceae), a new species from Southern Hunan, China
Phytotaxa 177 (4): 244–248.

ABSTRACT

A new species, Primulina jiangyongensis  (Gesneriaceae) from limestone areas in southern Hunan, China, is described and illustrated. The new species differs from other species of Primulina mainly by its yellow corolla, with the lower lip having several dark purple stripes, peduncle and bracts densely spreading villous, pedicel densely glandular-villous, and filaments dark purple. According to the IUCN Red List Criteria, P. jiangyongensis is assessed as Critically Endangered (CR B2a; C2b) because of its limited populations and vulnerable habitat.

FIGURE 1. Primulina jiangyongensis sp. nov. (drawn by Jing Tian): (A)plant with flowers, (B)opened corolla, (C)stamens, (D) pistil.

FIGURE 2. Primulina jiangyongensis sp. nov. : (a)habitat, (b)flowering plant in the wild, (c)flowering plant in greenhouse, (d)leaves, (e)bracts, (f)flowers, (g)corolla, stamens showing staminodes, pistil and disc, (h)capsule.

Above-mentioned content and figures were cited from Li et al., 2014.



No. 3  Bo Pan & Fang Wen：Primulina petrocosmeoides sp. nov. (Gesneriaceae) from Guangxi, China
Nordic Journal of Botany Early View (Online Version of Record published before inclusion in an issue) DOI: 10.1111/njb.00506

ABSTRACT

Primulina petrocosmeoides Bo Pan & Fang Wen sp. nov. (Gesneriaceae) from Guangxi, China, is described and illustrated. This new species is similar to P. weii Mich. Möller & A. Weber, but differs from it in leaf blade ovate to elliptical, 1.0 × 0.8 to 2.5 × 2.0 cm, leaf base broadly cuneate, cymes 5–16, 2–6-flowered, bracts narrowly lanceolate, calyx lobes lanceolate, 4.0–6.5 mm long, corolla bluish purple, 1.2–1.5 cm long, pubescent outside but glabrous inside, fi laments purple, pubescent, staminodes 3, stigma trapezoid with its apex lobed to the middle and with dense short papillae.

FIGURE 1. Primulina petrocosmeoides sp. nov. (from the holotype, drawn by Y.-X. Zhu). (A) habit, (B) adaxial surface of leaf and petiole, (C) abaxial surface of leaf and petiole, (D) corolla opened with stamens and staminodes, (E) stamens with anthers and fi laments, (F) pistil and calyx lobes, (G) stigma.

FIGURE 2. Primulina petrocosmeoides sp. nov. (A) habit, (B) adaxial surface of leaf and petiole, (C) abaxial surface of leaf and petiole, (D) frontal view of fl ower, (E) lateral view of fl ower, (F) top view of fl ower, (G) corolla opened with stamens and staminodes, (H) pistil and calyx lobes.

Above-mentioned content and figures were cited from Pan & Wen, 2014.



No. 4  Shi-Lian Huang, Fei-Long Fu, Jing-Jian Li, Yu-Zhen Ge, Wen Ma, Fang Wen & Shou-Biao Zhou：Primulina duanensis sp. nov. (Gesneriaceae) from Guangxi, China
Nordic Journal of Botany  Early View, Early View (Online Version of Record published before inclusion in an issue), doi: 10.1111/njb.00649

ABSTRACT

A new species of Gesneriaceae, Primulina duanensis Fang Wen & S. L. Huang is described and illustrated from Guangxi, China. It diff ers from P. ronganensis (D. Fang & Y.G. Wei) Mich. Möller & A. Weber in having broadly lanceolate bracts, being 1–3-fl owered and possessing hairs on the upper part of the anthers where connected with the fi laments; from P. sclerophylla (W.T. Wang) Yan Liu in having narrowly ovate to ovate leaf blade, leaf blade margin interrupted shallowly crenate, broadly lanceolate bracts, being 1–3-fl owered and possessing hairs on the upper part of the anthers where connected with the fi laments; from P. shouchengensis (Z.Y. Li) Z.Y. Li in having narrowly ovate to ovate leaf blade, leaf blade margin interrupted shallowly crenate, broadly lanceolate bracts and possessing hairs on the upper part of the anthers where connected with the fi laments.

FIGURE 1. Primulina duanensis sp. nov. (A) habit, (B) bracts, (C) opened corolla exposing stamens and staminodes, (D) pistil, (E) stigma, (F) stamen, (G) lateral view of anther showing the pubescence. Drawn from the holotype by S. Q. He and F. Wen.

FIGURE 2. Primulina duanensis sp. nov. : (A) – (B) habitat, (C) habit, (D) lateral view of corolla, (E) frontal view of corolla, (F) top view of the corolla, (G) pistil, (H) opened corolla, (I) abaxial and adaxial surfaces of leaf. Photo by L. F. Fu and F. Wen.

FIGURE 3.  (A) Primulina shouchengsis, (B) P. ronganensis, (C) P. sclerophylla. (1) habit, (2) flower. Photo (A) – (B) by F. Wen and (C) by X. Hong.
Above-mentioned content and figures were cited from Huang et al., 2014.

Editors' Note: Thank Mr. Huang Kai (from Du'an County, Guangxi) and Mr. Zhou Jia-Jun (Hangzhou city, Zhejiang) very much! He firstly found this interesting, beautiful species and gave us many valuable information.