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Petrocosmea funingensis, a new species from southeastern Yunnan, China is here described and illustrated. Based on morphological characters it is assumed to belong to section Anisochilus, because of the shallow or slight split of the corolla lobes with the upper lip being nearly half as long as the lower one. Within the section, the new species is associated with the species from series Iodioides, due to the particularly extensive fusion of the two adaxial lobes and is morphologically most similar to P. huanjiangensis and P. iodioides, especially in floral structure and traits, but can be distinguished from these species by several quantitative and qualitative characters of the leaves, peduncles, calices, stamens, staminodes and styles.
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PHYTOTAXA
ISSN 1179-3155 (print edition)
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Copyright © 2013 Magnolia Press
Phytotaxa 77 (1): 5–8 (2013)
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.77.1.2
Petrocosmea funingensis (Gesneriaceae): a new species from southeastern
Yunnan, China
QIANG ZHANG1,*, BO PAN1, TAO MENG1, GUO-FENG LI2, WEI-BIN XU1 & ZHI-MING LI3
1Guangxi Inst. of Botany, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of Sciences, 541006, Guilin, China.
2South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 510650, Guangzhou, China.
3Yunnan Academy of Scientific and Technical Information, Kunming, 650051, Yunnan, China.
*Author for Correspondence. E-mail: Qiangzhang04@126.com
Abstract
Petrocosmea funingensis, a new species from southeastern Yunnan, China is here described and illustrated. Based on
morphological characters it is assumed to belong to section Anisochilus, because of the shallow or slight split of the
corolla lobes with the upper lip being nearly half as long as the lower one. Within the section, the new species is
associated with the species from series Iodioides, due to the particularly extensive fusion of the two adaxial lobes and is
morphologically most similar to P. huanjiangensis and P. iodioides, especially in floral structure and traits, but can be
distinguished from these species by several quantitative and qualitative characters of the leaves, peduncles, calices,
stamens, staminodes and styles.
Introduction
Petrocosmea Oliver, with ca. 30 formally recognized species (Wang, 1985, Li & Wang 2004, Wei et al. 2010),
is a genus of small lithophytic herbs in the family Gesneriaceae. The genus has a centre of diversity in the
plateau of southwestern China, where more than 20 species have been recorded (Wang et al. 1998, Li & Wang
2004, Wei et al. 2010). According to the last complete revision of the genus by Wang (1985), 27 species with
4 varieties were recognized in three sections: section Deinanthera Wang, which is characterized by its
constricted anther apex; section Anisochilus Hemsl., which possesses slightly split corolla lobes, with the
upper lip nearly half as long as the lower one; and section Petrocosmea, which has deeply split and almost
equally long lobes (Li & Wang 2004). Almost all the known Petrocosmea taxa have been recorded as being
restricted to small areas on moist limestone rocks in montane forests, usually at elevations over 1000 meters
and several new species have been described in the genus during the last decade (e.g. Wei & Wen 2009,
Middleton & Triboun 2010, Zhao & Shui, 2010, Xu et al. 2011c, Qiu et al. 2012). In addition to new species
of Petrocosmea, numerous new species of Gesneriaceae have recently been described from southern China,
further increasing the knowledge of this diverse family (e.g. Xu et al. 2008, Li & Möller 2009, Huang et al.
2010, Li & Zhu 2010, Xu et al. 2010, Huang et al. 2011, Wu et al. 2011, Xu et al. 2011a, 2011b, 2011c, Hong
et al. 2012, Huang et al. 2012, Qiu et al. 2012, Wen et al. 2012, Wu et al. 2012, Xu et al. 2012).
During recent field studies in May 2012, a population of Petrocosmea was found flowering at a limestone
cave entrance at an elevation of ca. 1400 m in Funing County in the province of Yunnan. This new population
has flowers with a slightly divided upper lip that is much shorter than the lower one, so this species can be
attributed to Petrocosmea section Anisochilus. After comparing the plants with all recognized species of the
genus in relevant literature (e.g. Wang et al. 1998, Li & Wang 2004, Wei & Wen 2009, Middleton & Triboun
2010, Wei et al. 2010, Zhao & Shui 2010, Xu et al. 2011c) and comparing our plants against other specimens
of Petrocosmea, the population was confirmed to be distinguishable from all others and therefore it must
represent an undescribed species, which we describe below.
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Taxonomy
Petrocosmea funingensis Q.Zhang & B.Pan, sp. nov. (Fig. 1)
A new species with leaf blades that are significantly larger than those of all other species in Petrocosmea sect.
Anisochilus. Its flowers appear to be associated with the species from series Iodioides sect. Anisochilus because of
the fusion (only slightly divided) of the upper lip and is most similar to Petrocosmea huanjiangensis Y.Liu &
W.B.Xu in Xu et al. (2011: 385) and P. iodioides Hemsley (1899: 2599). It is distinguished by the densely lanate
filaments that are previously only known from the recently described P. huanjiangensis, but the latter differs in
having significant smaller and peltate leaves, constricted anthers, glabrous staminodes, densely pubescent styles and
green peduncles etc. The diagnostic characters of the new species and the two morphologically similar taxa are listed
comparatively in Table 1.
FIGURE 1. Petrocosmea funingensis. A) Habit; B) Corolla opened showing stamens; C) Calyx; D) Pistil; E–F) Stamen. Drawn by
Wen-Hong Lin.
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PETROCOSMEA FUNINGENSIS SP. NOV.
Type:—CHINA. Yunnan: Funing County, Tianpeng town. 1 400 m, 10 May 2012, Q. Zhang & B. Pan 1579 (holotype
IBK!, isotype PE!).
Perennial, rosette-forming herbs. Rhizomes 2.0–5.5 cm long, 1–2 cm thick with fibrous roots. Leaves 5–20
per plant, basal, long-petiolate, papery when dry; petioles cylindrical, 4–12 cm, pubescent; leaf blades ovate
to broadly ovate or broadly elliptic, 5–15 × 4–8 cm, adaxially pubescent, abaxially brown glandular and pilose
along the veins, bases cordiform, sometimes inequilateral, margins serrate, apices acute; lateral veins 5–8 on
each side of the midrib, adaxially impressed, abaxially conspicuous. Cymes variable in number, 2–4 flowers
per inflorescence; peduncles 6–10 cm, pilose; bracts 1, narrowly lanceolate, 5–7 mm, margins entire,
pubescent; pedicels 1.5–2.5 cm long, pubescent. Calices red to purple, 5-lobed to the base, lobes almost equal
in length, lanceolate, ca. 6 × 1 mm, pubescent outside, glabrous inside. Corolla blue to purple, 1.2–1.5 cm,
pubescent outside, glabrous inside; tube ca. 6.5 mm, two yellow spots at the base inside; upper lip ca. 5 mm,
slightly 2-lobed; lower lip ca. 1.0 × 1.2 cm, shallowly 3-lobed, central lobe subrotund, lateral lobes broadly
ovate. Stamens 2, ca. 5 mm long, adnate to the corolla tube at the base; filaments linear, geniculate near the
middle, 4 mm, densely lanate around the middle; anthers oblong, ca. 3 mm, dorsifixed, glabrous; staminodes
3, linear, ca. 2 mm, thinly pubescent at the middle, adnate ca. 1 mm above the corolla base. Pistil ca. 1.2 cm;
ovary ca. 4 mm long, 2 mm wide, pubescent; style ca. 7 mm long, glabrous. Fruit not seen.
Distribution, habitat and ecology:—Petrocosmea funingensis has hitherto only been found from one
locality (at the entrance of a limestone cave) in Tianpeng town, Funing County, Yunnan Province, southwest
China. The plants grow on the precipice of a limestone cave entrance at an elevation of ca. 1400 m. The place
has a subtropical montane climate and is covered with evergreen forest, with a documented annual average
temperature 15.6 ˚C, an average precipitation of 1210.6 mm annually and an average humidity of 89%.
Phenology:—The specimens of the new species flower in May.
Etymology:—The epithet is derived from the type locality Funing County, Yunnan Province, southwest
China.
TABLE 1. Morphological comparisons of Petrocosmea funingensis with P. huanjiangensis and P. iodioides.
Acknowledgements
The authors thank Mr. Wen-Hong Lin (IBK) for the beautiful drawing and Prof. Yan Liu (IBK) for helpful
suggestions. We also thank Maarten Christenhusz and an anonymous reviewer for careful corrections and
suggestions to improve the manuscript. This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation
of China (Grant No. 41161011) and Guangxi Natural Science Foundation (2012GXNSFBA053067).
Petrocosmea funingensis P. huanjiangensis P. iodioides
Leaf not peltate peltate not peltate
Leaf lade 5–15 × 4–8 cm 1.5–3.5 × 1.5–2.5 cm 1.5–5 × 1.5–4.5 cm
Peduncle red to purple green green
Calyx outside red to purple outside green outside green
Filament ca. 4 mm long, densely lanate 6–7.2 mm long, densely lanate 2.2–2.5 mm long, puberulent
Anther not constricted at the apex constricted near the apex not constricted at the apex
Staminode 3, thinly pubescent at the middle 3, glabrous 2, glabrous
Style glabrous densely pubescent glabrous
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Petrocosmea viridis M.Q. Han & Yan Liu, a new tiny and pretty species from Guizhou, China, is described and illustrated. P. virdis was found on damp cliffs in an enormous limestone sinkhole called Dadaihe Tiankeng. It is mostly similar to P. minor in conformation of corolla. The new species differs from the latter with numerous leaves and tiny, light green corolla. In order to compare the two species more accurately, some supplementary and revised description of morphology of P. minor should be added. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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Primulina hochiensis var. rosulata (Gesneriaceae)-a new variety at an entrance of a limestone cave from Guangxi, China
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  • May 2012
Primulina hochiensis var. rosulata, a new endemic variety from Guangxi, China, is described and illustrated. It is similar to P. hochiensis sensu stricto, but differs in lacking stolons, the different indumentum of peduncle, corolla, filament and anthers, leaf blades elliptical to slightly ovate, calyx purple, corolla white or pink, filaments geniculate close to the base, staminodes 3, and stigmas translucent to white, obtrapeziform, 2-lobed.
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p class="HeadingRunIn">Cytological and phylogenetic study of Petrocosmea hexiensis (Gesneriaceae), a new species from Chongqing, China</p
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  • Dec 2012
A new species, Petrocosmea hexiensis, is described and illustrated from Hexi in the Nanchuan district of Chongqing, China. The new species is similar to Petrocosmea duclouxii, but differs mainly in having a longer corolla tube and ovate-rhombic to rhombic leaves with truncated bases. Cytological and phylogenetic studies of the new species demonstrate that it has the same chromosome number as other species of Petrocosmea and that its closest relative is P. duclouxii.
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Primulina chizhouensis sp. nov. (Gesneriaceae), a new species from a limestone cave in Anhui, China
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  • Apr 2012
A new species of Primulina, P. chizhouensis, from Anhui, China, is described and illustrated. It is similar to P. nandanensis and P.juliae in leaf and flower shape, but can be distinguished by extraordinary short rhizomes (5-7 mm long), cymes 1-3(-10), peduncles 1.3-5 cm long, ovate bracts acuminate at apex, corolla 4-5 cm long with cylindrical tube and the lower lip to ca. 1.2 cm long, scattered glandular-pubescent filaments, the backside of the anthers bearded, and the plants forming compact dormancy buds in winter.
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Primulina guigangensis (Gesneriaceae): a new species from limestone area in Guangxi, China
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  • Dec 2012
Primulina guigangensis, a new species found in the limestone area of Guigang city, Guangxi, China is described and illustrated. It is most similar to Primulina yunfuensis, but can be distinguished from the latter by several distinct characters in calyx, corolla, filament, stigma and phenology. The detailed morphological characters together with illustrations, diagnostic comparisons and habitat etc. are presented.
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Chirita rongshuiensis, a New Species of Gesneriaceae from Northern Guangxi, China
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  • Mar 2011
Chirita rongshuiensis Yan Liu & Y. S. Huang, a new species of Gesneriaceae from Guangxi, China, is described and illustrated. This species is similar to Chirita shouchengensis Z. Y. Li, but differs in the following characters: the surface of leaf blade strigose, corolla tube slender, corolla lobes oblong, anthers reniform, cymes 1-2 branched, 3-9-flowered, peduncle 3-7 cm long, the efflorescence is June to July.
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Two new species, Primulina multifida and P. pseudomollifolia (Gesneriaceae), from karst caves in Guangxi, China
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  • Jan 2012
  • BOT STUD
Primulina pseudomollifolia W.B. Xu & Yan Liu and P. multifida B. Pan & K.F. Chung from karst caves in Guangxi Zhuangzu Autonomous Region, China are described and illustrated as two new species. Their generic placement in the recently recircumscribed Primulina is supported by phylogenetic analyses of DNA sequence nuclear ITS and chloroplast trnF-L intron spacer regions. Primulina pseudomollifolia is similar to P. mollifolia (D. Fang & W. T. Wang) J.M. Li & Y.Z. Wang in being densely pubescent on both blade surfaces, but differs in the base of its blades being cuneate to broadly cuneate, its 12-14 mm long white to pink corolla 8-9 mm long tubular corolla tube, 5-6 mm long filaments, 3 staminodes, and flowering from July to September. Primulina multifida resembles P. renifolia (D. Fang & D. H. Qin) J. M. Li & Y. Z. Wang, but differs in the blade margins being pinnatifid; its ovate to broadly ovate bracts, 3-4 × 1.5-2 mm, 5-7 mm long tubular corolla tube, 3-5 mm long filaments, 3 staminodes, linguiform stigma, and flowering from June to August.
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Primulina gongchengensis (Gesneriaceae), a New Species from Guangxi, China
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  • Apr 2012
Primulina gongchengensis Y.S. Huang & Yan Liu (Gesneriaceae) is described and illustrated as a new species from Guangxi, China. It is similar to P. macrodonta, but its leaves are densely glandular-pubescent on both surfaces, with a cuneate or broadly cuneate base and a repand or crenate margin; densely glandular-pubescent petiole and peduncle; purple corolla, with the tube ca. 1.5 cm long, 6–8 mm in diam. at the mouth; ca. 2 mm long, glabrous anthers; 3 staminodes, the lateral ones 1 mm long and the middle one 0.5 mm long; 1.5–1.8 cm long pistil; ca. 4 mm long ovary; and ca. 1 mm long stigma.
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Chirita Ningmingensis (Gesneriaceae), a New Species from Guangxi, China
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  • Oct 2011
Chirita ningmingensis Yan Liu & W.H. Wu, a new species of Gesneriaceae from Guangxi, China, is described and illustrated. It is similar to C. baishouensis but differs in the peduncle and pedicel glandular-pubescent, bracts broadly lanceolate, the corolla 3–3.5 cm long, outside glandular-pubescent, filaments ca. 6 mm long, anthers glabrous, staminodes 3, the pistil glandular-pubescent, stigma cordiform, and apex retuse.
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