Oreocharis corallodiscoides (Gesneriaceae, Trichosporeae, Didymocarpinae), a new species from Yunnan, southwest China

2025/05/13 by Xi Li, Qiuping Wang, Feng Yang +2 · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Environmental Science · #Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics #Plant Diversity and Evolution #Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions

paper · pdf · doi:10.3897/phytokeys.256.148644

openalex publication_date 2025/05/13 · openalex created_date 2025/05/14 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02

Abstract

Oreocharis corallodiscoides , a new species of the tribe Trichosporeae (Gesneriaceae), is described and illustrated. This new species is characterized by its ovate, rounded or sometimes rhombic leaves densely covered with appressed hairs, yellow corolla, and the presence of two purple triangular appendages inside the base of the corolla tube. It is known only from the type locality, Luzhijiang dry-hot valley in Yimen county, central Yunnan, southwest China. A morphological comparison with its morphologically similar species ( O. agnesiae and O. longifolia ) is also presented.

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