Two new species of Oreocharis (Gesneriaceae) from Fan Si Pan, the highest mountain in Vietnam

PhytoKeys. 2018 Jan 29:(94):95-106. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.94.21329. eCollection 2018.

Abstract

Two new species of Oreocharis Benth. from Fan Si Pan, the highest mountain in Vietnam (Sa Pa) are described and illustrated. Oreocharis grandiflora W.H.Chen, Q.H.Nguyen & Y.M.Shui, is similar to O. flavida Merr. from Hainan province, China, but differs mainly by its larger and infundibuliform corolla, stamens adnate to the base of the corolla tube and stamens coherent in two pairs. The second, Oreocharis longituba W.H.Chen, Q.H.Nguyen & Y.M.Shui, is similar to O. hirsuta Barnett, endemic to northern Thailand, but mainly differs in its pubescence, coherent stamens and glabrous filaments.

Keywords: Biogeographical affinis; Oreocharis with yellow or orange flowers; Sino-Himalayan forest subkingdom; Southeastern Asia.