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Issue: Vol. 388 No. 1: 14 January 2019
Type: Article
Published: 2019-01-14
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.388.1.7
Page range: 135–144
Abstract views: 27
PDF downloaded: 1

Strobilanthes hongii, a new species of Acanthaceae from Guizhou, China

Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China.
Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China.
Administrative Office of Maolan National Nature Reserve, Libo 558400, Guizhou, China.
Guizhou Province Wild Animal and Plant Protection Management Station, Guiyang 550001, China.
phenology pollen pollinator taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

Strobilanthes hongii, a new species of Acanthaceae is described and illustrated from Libo, Guizhou, China. The new species is similar to S. pateriformis and S. truncata, but differs by the characters of leaf blade, bracteole and calyx and pollen grains. The new species is plietesial and grows in forest on limestone hills. The conservation status of S. hongii is assessed as “Vulnerable (VU)” according to the IUCN red list categories and criteria.