ARPHA Preprints, doi: 10.3897/arphapreprints.e80690
Oreocharis repenticaulis (Gesneriaceae), a new species from western Guangxi, China
expand article infoXueKui xue Huang, Chun-Lan Su, Ping Yang§, Yan Liu|
‡ College of Life Sciences, Guangxi Normal University;Guangxi Institute of Botany, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangxi, China§ Guangxi Institute of Botany, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangxi, China| Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangxi, China
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Abstract

Oreocharis repenticaulis, a new species of Gesneriaceae from Guangxi, China, is described and illustrated. The new species is most similar to O.argyreia Chun ex K.Y. Pan, but it differs from the latter by its leaf shape, umbrella inflorescence, corolla color, filament, phenology and some obvious characteristics of rhizomes. Detailed morphological description, illustrations and morphological comparison with similar species are provided.

Keywords
Flora of Guangxi, new taxon, subtropic regions