Hemiboeachanii (Gesneriaceae), a new species from limestone areas of northern Vietnam

Hemiboea chanii , a new species of Gesneriaceae from Ha Giang Province, northern Vietnam, is here described and illustrated. It has many branched stems, diamond-shaped involucre with two cirrose opposite apices, a pink corolla, red spotted inside, and a flowering time in January-February. Among cong...

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Published inPhytoKeys Vol. 183; pp. 108 - 114
Main Authors Nguyen, Cuong Huu, Nguyen, Ly Van, Nguyen, Khang Sinh, Egorov, Alexander A, Averyanov, Leonid V
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Pensoft Publishers 22.10.2021
Subjects
Asia
Floristics & Distribution
Gesneriaceae
Taxonomy
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Summary:Hemiboea chanii , a new species of Gesneriaceae from Ha Giang Province, northern Vietnam, is here described and illustrated. It has many branched stems, diamond-shaped involucre with two cirrose opposite apices, a pink corolla, red spotted inside, and a flowering time in January-February. Among congeners with an externally hairy corolla, this new species is morphologically close to H. crystallina and H. sinovietnamica . Diagnostic discriminative characters in all mentioned species are discussed. The conservation status of this species is considered to be “Critically endangered” ( CR ) according to the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria.
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Academic editor: Alan Paton
ISSN:1314-2011
1314-2003
DOI:10.3897/phytokeys.183.69180