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Issue: Vol. 768 No. 4: 5 Aug. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-08-05
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.768.4.7
Page range: 277-285
Abstract views: 45
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Hemiboea liboensis (Gesneriaceae), a new species from Guizhou, China

College of Forestry; Guizhou University; Guiyang 550025; Guizhou; China
College of Forestry; Guizhou University; Guiyang 550025; Guizhou; China
College of Forestry; Guizhou University; Guiyang 550025; Guizhou; China
Guangxi Key Laboratory of Plant Conservation and Restoration Ecology in Karst Terrain; Guangxi Institute of Botany; Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of Sciences; Guilin 541006; Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region; China; National Gesneriaceae Germplasm Resources Bank of GXIB; Gesneriad Committee of China Wild Plant Conservation Association; Gesneriad Conservation Center of China (GCCC); Guangxi Institute of Botany; Botanical Garden; Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of Sciences; Guilin 541006; Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region; China
College of Forestry; Guizhou University; Guiyang 550025; Guizhou; China
Eudicots Didymocarpoideae Trichosporeae

Abstract

Hemiboea liboensis, a new species of Gesneriaceae discovered in karst landforms of Guizhou, China is described here. We conducted a phylogenetic analysis including the new taxon and 30 other taxa in the genus, using the internal transcribed spacer sequences (ITS) of ribosomal DNA and trnL intron-trnL-F intergenic spacer region of chloroplast DNA (trnL-F). The results showed that H. liboensis forms a sister clade to H. roseoalba. Morphologically, H. liboensis is most similar to H. subcapitata, but can be distinguished by several characters: H. liboensis has creeping rhizome (vs . an erect stem only), narrow leaves with a length-width ratio of 3.1–3.5 (vs. 1.9–2.7) and a lanceolate to oblanceolate shape (vs. elliptic or obovate-elliptic), the inner abaxial surface of its corolla is predominantly purple (vs. yellow), and its anthers are ovate-lanceolate (vs. long elliptic or elliptic).

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How to Cite

Liu, Z.-J., Liang, P., Li, M.-J., Wen, F. & Bai, X.-X. (2026) Hemiboea liboensis (Gesneriaceae), a new species from Guizhou, China. Phytotaxa 768 (4): 277–285. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.768.4.7