No.10FANG WEN, STEPHEN MACIEJEWSKI, XIANG-QIAN HE, JING HAN & YI-GANG WEI

Briggsia leiophylla, a new species of Gesneriaceae from southern Guizhou, China

Phytotaxa  202（1）：51—56

Abstract

Briggsia leiophylla, a new species of Gesnericeae from southern Guizhou, China, is here described and illustrated. It ismorphologically similar to B. longipes (Hemsl. ex Oliv.) Craib, but can be easily distinguished by only one flower per cyme (rare two), brightly yellow and nearly glabrous corolla, anthers thecae confluent.

FIGURE 1.Briggsia leiophylla. A) Habit. B) Different shape of leaf blades. C) Frontal view of corolla. D) Top view of corolla. E) Lateralview of corolla. F) Back view of corolla for showing calyx lobes. G) Opened corolla. H) Stamens and filaments. I) Pistil. J) Stigma.

FIGURE 2.Briggsia leiophylla. A) Habitat. B) Habit. C) Top view of corolla. D) Frontal view of corolla. E) Lateral view of corolla. F)Frontal view of corolla for showing anthers. G) Pedicel and peduncle. H) Calyx lobes. I) Pistil. J) Stigma

FIGURE 3.Briggsia longipes. A) Habit. B) Cymes and flowers. C) Top view of corolla. D) Frontal view of corolla. E) Lateral view ofcorolla. F) Pedicel. G) Calyx lobes. H) Pistil. I) Stigma.