Hemiboea chanii, a new species of Gesneriaceae from Ha Giang Province, northern Vietnam, is here described and illustrated. It has many branched stems, diamond-shaped involucre with two cirrose opposite apices, a pink corolla, red spotted inside, and a flowering time in January-February. Among congeners with an externally hairy corolla, this new species is morphologically close to H. crystallina and H. sinovietnamica. Diagnostic discriminative characters in all mentioned species are discussed. The conservation status of this species is considered to be “Critically endangered” (CR) according to the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)107-114
Number of pages8
JournalPhytoKeys
Volume183
Issue number183
DOIs
StatePublished - 22 Oct 2021

    Scopus subject areas

  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

    Research areas

  • Endemism, flora of Vietnam, limestone flora, New taxon, plant diversity, plant taxonomy, Endemism&nbsp

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