J Syst Evol ›› 2006, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (6): 649-650.DOI: 10.1360/aps06127

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Chirita tribracteata var. zhuana Z. Y. Li, Q. Xing & Y. B. Li (Gesneriaceae), a new variety from Guangxi, China

LI Zhen-Yu, LI Yuan-Bo, XING Quan   

  1. (State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China)lizy@ns.ibcas.ac.cn
  • Received:2006-08-17 Published:2006-11-18

Abstract: Chirita tribracteata W. T. Wang var. zhuana Z. Y. Li, Q. Xing & Y. B. Li, a new variety of the Gesneriaceae from Guangxi, China, is described. The variety is different from the typical one by having larger and thicker leaves with crenate or dentate margin, broadly winged petioles, broad-obovate or oblanceolate and serrate bracts, and lilac corollas with longitudinal yellow stripes in the throat.

Key words: Chirita, Chirita tribracteata var. zhuana Z. Y. Li, Q. Xing & Y. B. Li, Gesneriaceae, new variety, Guangxi, China.