... The shape of the corolla tube (inflated in the middle, contracted near the mouth) is unusual in this genus, which can be readily distinguished from other species in Northern and Northwestern Guangdong. After consulting the local Flora and relevant literature (Wang et al., 1990(Wang et al., ,1998Li and Wang, 2004;Wei et al., 2010;Hong et al., 2012;Chung et al., 2013;Liang et al., 2013;Lu et al., 2013;Ning et al., 2013;Xu et al., 2013;Zhao et al., 2013;Li et al., 2014;Wen and Wei, 2014;Zheng and Deng, 2014;Zhou et al., 2014) and herbarium specimens deposited at ANU, BJFU, CDBI, CTC, GH, HN, IBK, IBSC, KUN, NU, PH, PE, US and VMN, we identified the collected specimens as a new species, Primulina lechangensis. The new species is described and illustrated along with its distribution map. ...