Paraphlomis kuankuoshuiensis (Lamiaceae), a new species from the limestone areas of northern Guizhou, China

• Published in: PhytoKeys Vol. 139; no. 1; pp. 13 - 20
• Main Authors: Zhang, Ren-Bo, Deng, Tan, Dou, Quan-Li, Wei, Ruo-Xun, He, Lin, Ma, Chong-Bo, Zhao, Sheng, Hu, Shun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers 15.01.2020
• Subjects: Angiospermae; Asia; Discovery and exploration; Environmental aspects; Identification and classification; Lamiaceae; Limestone; Taxonomy; China; limestone flora; Paraphlomideae; Paraphlomis kuankuoshuiensis; karst; new taxon; Guizhou
• ISSN: 1314-2011; 1314-2003; 1314-2011
• DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.139.47055

(Lamiaceae), a new species found in the limestone areas of northern Guizhou, China, is described and illustrated in this paper. Based on its tubular-campanulate calyx, this taxon should be a member of sect. Paraphlomis Prain. The new species resembles C.Y. Wu & H. W. Li, C.Y. Wu, and C.Y. Wu & H.W. Li, but differs from these three taxa in the following aspects: the stems are very short (<7 cm), with one or two short internodes, giving the impression of having a tuft of basal leaves; it has sparsely setose hairs on the outer surface of the calyces and short fruiting calyces. The florescence, fruit period, habitat, and the geographical distribution of are also quite different from the three closely related species.