Saturday, March 30, 2024

[Botany • 2023] Oreocharis wuxiensis (Gesneriaceae) • A New lithophilous Species from Northeast Chongqing, China


Oreocharis wuxiensis C.Xiong, F.Chen & F.Wen,  

in Xiong, Chen, Zhang, Zhou, Zheng et Wen, 2023.
巫溪马铃苣苔  ||  DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.594.1.5

Abstract
A new species of Gesneriaceae, Oreocharis wuxiensis, is described and illustrated from Wuxi County, Chongqing Municipality, China. The new species is morphologically similar to O. giraldii in the leaf blade’s shape and indumentum and the corolla’s shape and color. It can be easily distinguished by the shape of the corolla tube and lobes, the indumentum and pistil length, and the ovary’s size and style. At present, a total of three populations were confirmed in Yintiaoling National Nature Reserve, Wuxi County, with about 500 mature individuals. According to the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria, it is provisionally assessed as Vulnerable (VU D1).

Keywords: Didymocarpoideae, Flora of Chongqing, Karst, new taxon, Wuxi County, taxonomy, Eudicots




Oreocharis wuxiensis C.Xiong, F.Chen & F.Wen 
巫溪马铃苣苔



Chi Xiong, Feng Chen, Jia-Hui Zhang, Hou-Lin Zhou, Chang-Bing Zheng and Fang Wen. 2023. Oreocharis wuxiensis (Gesneriaceae), A New lithophilous Species from Northeast Chongqing, China.  Phytotaxa. 594(1); 73-77. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.594.1.5
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