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Issue: Vol. 246 No. 2: 10 February 2016
Type: Article
Published: 2016-02-10
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.246.2.4
Page range: 127–136
Abstract views: 41
PDF downloaded: 1

Justicia weihongjinii, a new species of Acanthaceae from Guangxi, China

Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, People’s Republic of China Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People’s Republic of China.
Guangxi Institute of Botany, Guangxi Zhuangzu Autonomous Region and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guilin, 541006, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China.
Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, People’s Republic of China
Acanthaceae Calophanoides Justicia sect. Harnieria pollen seed taxonomy new species Eudicots China

Abstract

A new species of Justicia (Acanthaceae), J. weihongjinii, is described and illustrated from Guangxi, China. The species belongs to sect. Harnieria and is similar to J. kwangsiensis and J. kouytchensis, but differs by the characters of lower lip of corolla pink, inflorescence bracts leaf-like and margin conspicuously undulate, calyx glabrous with conspicuous membranous margin and capsule longer than the calyx. The new species is endemic to Guangxi and grows on the limestone hills. The conservation status of the new species is assessed as “Data Deficient” (DD) according to IUCN Red List Category and Criteria.