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| Primulina taishanensis F.Wen & Yu Q.Chen, in Qian, Xin, Chen, Huang, Bai et Wen, 2026. |
Summary
Primulina taishanensis F.Wen & Yu Q.Chen, a new species of Gesneriaceae, from Taishan County, Guangdong Province, China, is described. It is morphologically similar to P. dryas (Dunn) Mich.Möller & A.Weber in the cuneate leaf base, bract size, purple pubescent peduncle, pistil size and white glandular hairs on the ovary. It is clearly differentiated from that species by its acuminate leaf blade apex (vs obtuse in P. dryas); pedicels 8 – 25 mm long and purple glandular pilose (vs 30 – 50 mm long, densely white villous) and anthers that are reniform and deeply constricted at the middle, c. 2.5 mm long (vs fusiform, c. 4 mm long). A provisional conservation category of Vulnerable [VU D1], according to the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria is proposed.
Key Words: IUCN, morphology, new taxon, taxonomy.
Primulina taishanensis F.Wen & Yu Q.Chen sp. nov.
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| Intraspecific flower colour variation in Primulina taishanensis. Top row, front views; middle row, lateral view; bottom row, lateral view with corollas opened. |
Etymology. “taishanensis” is Latinised from the pinyin and the suffix “-ensis” conveys “from the City of Taishan in Guangdong Province”, where the species was found.
Vernacular name. Tái Shān Bào Chūn Jù Tái (Chinese pronunciation); 台山报春苣苔 (Chinese).
Xiao-Mao Qian, Zi-Bing Xin, Yu-Qiang Chen, Guan-Yun Huang, Xin-Xiang Bai and Fang Wen. 2026. Primulina taishanensis (Gesneriaceae), A New Species from Guangdong, China. Kew Bulletin. DOI: doi.org/10.1007/s12225-025-10358-w [23 February 2026]
