No.17  WEN-HONG CHEN, MICHAEL MÖLLER, RUN-ZHENG CHEN, RONG-JU RUI & YU-MIN SHUI

Oreocharis synergia, a new species of Gesneriaceae from Northwestern Yunnan,China

Phytotaxa233(1)：90—93.

ABSTRACT

A new species of Oreocharis (Gesneriaceae) from southwestern Yunnan, China, Oreocharis synergia is described and illustrated. The diagnostic characteristics are given with a comparison with its most similar species, Oreocharis bodinieri(Cited from Chen et al., 2015).

Figure 1. Oreocharis synergiaW.H.Chen, Y.M.Shui & Mich.Möller, sp. nov. A. Habitat; B. Plant; C. Adaxial leaf surface; D. Abaxialleaf surface; E. Brown villous and white indumentum on the abaxial leaf surface; F. Frontal view of corolla; G. Male stage flowers; H. Opened corolla at the male stage, showing filaments with pubescence on proximal half; I. Opened corolla of a immature flower; J. Female stage flowers; K. Opened corolla of female stage flower showing interior corolla surface; L. Exterior surface of opened corolla of female stage flower. Notes: d: disc; s: staminode. Scale bar: A=10 cm, B=2 cm, C= 6 cm, D= 6 cm, E=1 cm; F=1 cm, G=1 cm, H=6 mm, I=7 mm, J=1 cm, K=9 mm, L=9 mm. A–B taken by Rong-Ju Rui, C–L taken by Yu-Min Shui(Cited from Chen et al., 2015).