No.7MING LI & XUN-LIN YU

Primulina porphyrea (Gesneriaceae), a new species from southern Hunan, China

Phytotaxa208(2)：157—162.

ABSTRACT

A new species of Gesneriaceae, Primulina porphyrea, is described and illustrated from southern Hunan, China. The new species resembles P. polycephala and P. yangshuoensis in leaf blade shape and indumentum of the plants, but it can be easily distinguished by having long petiole and purple leaf abaxial surface, purple corolla lobes and yellow corolla tube with several reddish-purple stripes, dark yellow filaments, and 3 staminodes. It flowers from May to August(Cited from Li et al., 2015).

FIGURE 1. Primulina porphyreaX. L. Yu & Ming Li,sp. nov.(drawn by Jing Tian): (A) Plant with flowers. (B) Calyx. (C) Pistil. (D)Opened corolla showing stamens and staminodes(Cited from Li et al., 2015).

FIGURE 2. Primulina porphyreaX. L. Yu & Ming Li,sp. nov.(a) Habitat. (b) Mature plant. (c) Adaxial leaf blade surface. (d) Abaxialleaf blade surface. (e) Rhizomes. (f) Front view of flower. (g) Inflorescence. (h) Pistil and disc. (i) Opened corolla showing stamens and staminodes. (j) Capsule(Cited from Li et al., 2015).