Corresponding author: Fang Wen (
Academic editor: E. Fischer
Xin Z-B, Chou W-C, Maciejewski S, Fu L-F, Wen F (2021)
By the end of 2020, the genus
A
Detailed comparison of
Characters |
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Leaf blades | densely papillose-hispid | densely appressed pubescent | densely appressed pubescent |
Cymes | 1–2-flowered | 4–7-flowered | 4–12-flowered |
Pedicel | 20–35 mm long | 5–12 mm long | 7–15 mm long |
Calyx lobes | 7.5–9 × ca. 2 mm | 3.2–4 × 0.6–1.1 mm, | 5–6 × ca. 1 mm |
Central staminodes | ca. 0.5 mm long | none | ca. 3 mm long |
Disc | ca. 1.2 mm high, margin entire | ca. 0.5 mm high, margin repand | ca. 2.5 mm high, margin repand |
Flowering time | September to November | April | April to May |
Capsule | 5–6.5 cm long | 2.2–3.6 cm long | 3–4.5 cm long |
The new species resembles
China. Guangxi: cultivated material in the Gesneriad Conservation Center of China and National
Comparison of three species of
Herbs perennial.
Flowering from September to November, fruiting from October to December.
The specific epithet ‘
The Chinese name ‘刺疣报春苣苔’ (Cì Yóu Bào Chūn Jù Tái) is newly coined for this species because of its special leaf blades surface full of densely papillose-hispid hairs.
We wish to thank Michael LoFurno, an Adjunct Professor from Temple University, Philadelphia, the USA, for his editorial assistance. This study was financially supported by the Foundation of Guangxi Key Laboratory of Plant Conservation and Restoration Ecology in Karst Terrain (19-050-6; 19-185-7), the National Natural Science Foundation (31860047), Guilin Science and Technology Foundation (20180107-6), the Key Science and Technology Research and Development Project of Guangxi (GuikeAD20159091), Guangxi Natural Science Foundation (2020GXNSFBA297049), Basal Research Fund of GXIB (Guizhiye20009) and the 21st Talent project of “Ten-Hundred-Thousand” in Guangxi.