(Carexsect.Rhomboidales), a new species of Cyperaceae from limestone areas of Guangxi, China.

Z.C.Lu, Y.

, a new species of Gesneriaceae from Guangxi, China.

A new species of , , from the Guangxi Zhuangzu Autonomous Region, China, is described and illustrated here. It is morphologically similar to but has significant differences in the bracts, corolla tube and lobes shape, as well as in the indumentum of the outer surface of the corolla, the filaments, the staminodes and the anthers. Colorful photographs and essential information of this new taxon are also provided, including detailed taxonomic description, distribution, habitat, the comparison table, and the IUCN conservation status.

 (Gesneriaceae), a new species from eastern Guangxi, China.

C.Xiong, W.C.

(Gesneriaceae), a new species from Son La Province, northern Vietnam.

, a new species from Son La Province, northern Vietnam, is described and illustrated. The phylogenetic study revealed that the new species is most closely related to and . The morphological comparison suggests it as the third new species of and distinguished from and by a combination of morphological characters of leaf blades, bracts, calyx and corolla, especially its peltate leaf blades.

A new species of (Saxifragaceae) from Shaanxi, north-western China.

Hong Liu, a new species from Shaanxi, north-western China, is described and photographed. The new species belongs to Subgen. Gamosplenium Sect.

(Gesneriaceae), a new species from Zhejiang Province, East China.

, a new species endemic to Zhejiang province, eastern China, is described and illustrated with photographs. The new species is morphologically similar to , and in leaf morphology, but can be easily distinguished by a combination of characters, including the shape of bracts, calyx and calyx lobes.

, a new species of Gesneriaceae from southwestern China.

A new species of , from Yunnan province of southwestern China, is described and illustrated here. morphologically closely resembles and , but differs in vegetative and generative characters. Differences between the new species and others species occurring in Yunnan Province are also shown in the identification key.

The taxonomic identity of (Gesneriaceae).

Based on consulting original literature, the examination of specimens, and field investigations, is shown to be conspecific with . Therefore, is formally treated as a synonym of here.

, a new species of Gesneriaceae from Guangxi, China.

Y.G. Wei & R.

Two new combinations in (Gesneriaceae) based on morphological, molecular and cytological evidence.

The newly-circumscribed genus is recently enlarged by incorporating ten other genera with high floral diversity. In this study, our morphological, molecular and cytological evidence supports our adding two species from other two different genera ( and ) to . The special corolla shape (campanulate or flat-faced) and related short filament of these two new combinations, and , further enrich the diversity of floral characters of the enlarged .

Gesneriaceae in China and Vietnam: Perfection of taxonomy based on comprehensive morphological and molecular evidence.

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, a new species of Aristolochiaceae from limestone areas in Guangxi, China.

B.G.Huang, Yan Liu & Y.

(Gesneriaceae), a new species from Guizhou, China.

Here we describe Z.Y. Li, X.