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Issue: Vol. 177 No. 4: 3 September 2014
Type: Article
Published: 2014-09-03
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.177.4.6
Page range: 244–248
Abstract views: 17
PDF downloaded: 2

Primulina jiangyongensis (Gesneriaceae), a new species from Southern Hunan, China

The Dendrological Teaching and Research Team, School of Forestry,Central South University of Forestry & Technology, CN-410004, No. 498, Shaoshan South road, Changsha city, Hunan province, China.
The Dendrological Teaching and Research Team, School of Forestry,Central South University of Forestry & Technology, CN-410004, No. 498, Shaoshan South road, Changsha city, Hunan province, China.
Chinese Academy of sciences, Shanghai Chenshan Plant Science Research Center, Chenshan Botanical Garden, Chenhua Road, Songjiang District, 3888 Scientific Research Building, Room 212, Shanghai201602, China.
Gesneriaceae IUCN limestone area Primulina jiangyongensis new species

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.