syn_novataxa: [Botany • 2019] Oreocharis rubrostriata (Gesneriaceae) • A New Species from Guangxi, China

[Botany • 2019] Oreocharis rubrostriata (Gesneriaceae) • A New Species from Guangxi, China

Oreocharis rubrostriata F.Wen & L.E.Yang,

in Yang, Cen, Sun, LoFurno, Maciejewski, Goretsky et Wen, 2019.

红纹马铃苣苔 || DOI: 10.1007/s12225-019-9810-9

A new species of Oreocharis Benth., Oreocharis rubrostriata F.Wen & L.E.Yang, is described and illustrated from Rongshui County, Guangxi Zhuangzu Autonomous Region, China, and a proposed conservation assessment rates the new species as Critically Endangered (CR).

Key Words: Flora of Guangxi, Jiuwanshan National Natural Reserve, new taxon, Tremacron

Oreocharis rubrostriata F.Wen & L.E.Yang sp. nov.

ETYMOLOGY. Named for the bright red stripes in the yellow corolla. It is noticeably different from the corolla colours of the previously published Oreocharis species.

VERNACULAR NAME. Hóng Wén Má Líng Jǜ Tái (红纹马铃苣苔). The first two words, “Hóng Wén”, mean red stripes, and the next four words, “Má Líng Jǜ Tái”, mean Oreocharis in Chinese.

Li-E Yang, Hua-Fei Cen, Hang Sun, Michael LoFurno, Stephen Maciejewski, Winston J. Goretsky and Fang Wen. 2019. Oreocharis rubrostriata (Gesneriaceae), A New Species from Guangxi, China. Kew Bulletin. DOI: 10.1007/s12225-019-9810-9

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