Liu Rui-Ning, Tan Ke, Chen Ping-Ya, Bai Xin-Xiang, Xiong Chi, He Song-Tao, Wen Fang
Forestry College, Guizhou University, CN-550025 Guiyang, China Guangxi Institute of Botany, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of Sciences Guilin China.
Guangxi Key Laboratory of Plant Conservation and Restoration Ecology in Karst Terrain, Guangxi Institute of Botany, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of Sciences, CN-541006 Guilin, China Guizhou University Guiyang China.
PhytoKeys. 2025 Jul 28;260:201-212. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.260.153384. eCollection 2025.
, a new species of Gesneriaceae, is a typically cave-dwelling species from the limestone region in Guangxi, China. Morphologically, this new species resembles , but can be readily distinguished by differences in corolla limb lobe shape, calyx lobe surface texture, pistil style length, and central staminode length. Molecular evidence supports its close phylogenetic relationship with despite their morphological distinctness. Based on the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria, this species is assessed as Vulnerable (VU, D2).
[某新种名称],苦苣苔科一新物种,是一种典型的洞穴栖息物种,来自中国广西的石灰岩地区。在形态上,该新物种与[某相似物种名称]相似,但可通过花冠裂片形状、萼裂片表面质地、雌蕊花柱长度和中央退化雄蕊长度的差异轻易区分。分子证据支持其与[某相似物种名称]虽形态不同但亲缘关系密切。根据世界自然保护联盟(IUCN)红色名录类别和标准,该物种被评估为易危(VU,D2)。