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Issue: Vol. 603 No. 2: 18 July 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-07-18
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.603.2.7
Page range: 199-204
Abstract views: 154
PDF downloaded: 10

Metapetrocosmea alba (Gesneriaceae), a new species from central Vietnam

Guangzhou Institute of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Guangzhou 510540, China
Guangzhou Institute of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Guangzhou 510540, China
Guangzhou Institute of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Guangzhou 510540, China
Vietnam National Museum of Nature, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
Guangzhou Institute of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Guangzhou 510540, China
Flora of Vietnam Didymocarpoideae Bach Ma National Park Eudicots

Abstract

Based on morphological comparison and literature consultation, a new species, Metapetrocosmea alba (Gesneriaceae), is confirmed from Bach Ma National Park, central Vietnam. This new species is similar to M. poilanei, but differs by its longer and white funnelform corolla and three staminodes. And it is easy to distinguish the new species from M. cycnostyla by its distinct stem, and the shape and size of leaf blade. A detailed morphological description and photographic illustration of the new species are provided along with ecological information and geographic distribution.

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