Abstract
Henckelia inaequalifolia, a new species in the genus Henckelia of the family Gesneriaceae is described here. The detailed morphological description, photographic illustration and geographical distribution of the new species are provided. Its morphological affinities between related species are also discussed in this paper.
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<p>Dietrich, A.G. (1831) <em>Henckelia</em>. <em>Species Plantarum. editio sexta</em> 1: 568–577.</p>
<p>Janeesha, A.P. & Nampy, S. (2020) A taxonomic revision of <em>Henckelia </em>(Gesneriaceae) in South India with a new species, one new combination and seven lectotypifications. <em>Rheedea</em> 30: 48–95. https://dx.doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2020.30.01.03</p>
<p>Li, Z.Y. & Wang, Y.Z. (2004) <em>Plants of Gesneriaceae in China</em>. Henan Science and Technology Publishing House, Zhengzhou, Henan, 171–261 pp.</p>
<p>Middleton, D.J., Weber, A., Yao, T.L., Sontag, S. & Möller, M. (2013) The current status of the species hitherto assigned to <em>Henckelia</em> (Gesneriaceae). <em>Edinburgh Journal of Botany</em> 70: 385–404. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960428613000127</p>
<p>Nampy, S., Akhil, M.K. & Vishu, M. (2021) <em>Henckelia khasiana</em>, a new species of Gesneriaceae from India. <em>Analesdel Jardín Botánico de Madrid</em> 78: e105. https://doi.org/10.3989/ajbm.2570</p>
<p>Shi, X.Z. & Yang, L.H. (2021) <em>Henckelia connata</em> (Gesneriaceae), a new species from eastern Himalayas, China. <em>Nordic Journal of Botany</em> 39: e03154. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/njb.03154</p>
<p>Sirimongkol, S., Parnell, J., Hodkinson, T., Middleton, D. & Puglisi, C. (2019) Five new species of <em>Henckelia</em> (Gesneriaceae) from Myanmar and Thailand. <em>Thai Forest Bulletin</em> (<em>Botany</em>) 47: 38–54. https://doi.org/10.20531/tfb.2019.47.1.08</p>
<p>Sprengel, K. (1817) Fam. XXIX. Perfonaten. <em>Anleitung Zur Kenntniss der Gewächse, Zweite</em> 2: 390–406.</p>
<p>Wang, W.T. (1984) Genus novum Gesneriacearum e Yunnan. <em>Acta Botanica Yunnanica</em> 6: 397–401.</p>
<p>Wang, W.T., Pan, K.Y., Li, Z.Y., Weitzman, A.L. & Skog, L.E. (1998) Gesneriaceae. <em>In</em>: Wu, Z.Y. and Raven, P.H. (Eds.) <em>Flora of China</em>, Vol. 18. Science Press and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing, China, pp. 244–401.</p>
<p>Weber, A. (2013) Pair-flowered cymes in the Lamiales: structure, distribution and origin. <em>Annals of Botany</em> 112: 1577–1595. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mct156</p>
<p>Weber, A. & Burtt, B.L. (1998) Remodelling of <em>Didymocarpus</em> and associated genera (Gesneriaceae). <em>Beitriagezur Biologie der Pflanzen</em> 70: 293–363.</p>
<p>Weber, A., Middleton, D.J., Forrest, A., Kiew, R., Lim, C.L., Rafidah, A.R., Sontag, S., Triboun, P., Wei, Y.G., Yao, T.L. & Möller, M. (2011) Molecular systematics and remodelling of <em>Chirita</em> and associated genera (Gesneriaceae). <em>Taxon</em> 60: 767–790. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.603012</p>
<p>Wei, Y.G., Wen, F., Möller, M., Monro, A., Zhang, Q., Gao, Q., Mou, H.F., Zhong, S.H. & Cui, C. (2010) <em>Gesneriaceae of south China</em>. Guangxi Science and Technology Publishing House, Nanning. 777 pp.</p>
<p>Wood, D. (1974) A revision of <em>Chirita</em> (Gesneriaceae). <em>Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh</em> 33: 123–205.</p>
<p>Yang, B., Ding, H.B., Fu, K.C., Yuan, Y.K. & Tan, Y.H. (2019) Four new species of Gesneriaceae from Yunnan, Southwest China. <em>PhytoKeys</em> 130: 183–203. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.130.34001</p>