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| Henckelia inaequalifolia Li H. Yang & X.Z. Shi, |
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.
Keywords: Flora of Sichuan, taxonomy, morphology, solitary axillary flower, Eudicots
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Henckelia inaequalifolia Li H. Yang & X.Z. Shi. (A) habit, (B) habit from below, (C) opened corolla showing stamens and staminodes, (D) calyx, (E) pedicel of the solitary flower, (F) flower in oblique front view, (G) pistil, (H) flower in side view. Red arrows show the small leaves. All photos were taken from the type locality by Li-Hua Yang. |
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| Henckelia inaequalifolia Li H. Yang & X.Z. Shi. (A–E) and three other species (F–H) with a small lanceolate leave at the opposite position of a large one. (A) habitat, (B) flowering plants in nature, (C) flower in front view, (D) flower in side view, (E) fruiting plant, (F) H. fruticola (H.W. Li) D.J. Middleton & Mich. Möller, (G) H. speciosa (Kurz) D.J. Middleton & Mich. Möller, (H) H. grandifolia A. Dietr.. Red arrows show the small leaves. Photos of H. inaequalifolia were taken from its type locality, and photos of H. fruticola, H. speciosa, and H. grandifolia were taken from greenhouse of SCBG. All photos were taken by Li-Hua Yang. |
Henckelia inaequalifolia Li H. Yang & X.Z. Shi, sp. nov.
Etymology:— The specific epithet is based on the extremely unequal-sized leaves in a pair of this new species.
Xi-Zuo Shi, Jia-Cai Wang and Li-Hua Yang. 2021. Henckelia inaequalifolia (Gesneriaceae), A New Species from Sichuan, China. Phytotaxa. 518(1); 54-60. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.518.1.6
The recently published on Gesneriaceae from China [pre-December 2021] No. 17: Henckelia inaequalifolia (Gesneriaceae), a new species from Sichuan, China
