A new species, Strobilanthes ovata Y. F. Deng & J. R. I. Wood (Acanthaceae), is described and illustrated. The new species is another endemic species from Gaoligong Shan in southwest Yunnan similar to S. decipiens J. R. I. Wood, but differs in its glabrous leaves, winged rachis, the distant, spicate flowers, and the ovate, oblong-ovate, or rounded bracts.
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9 June 2010
Strobilanthes ovata (Acanthaceae), a New Species from Gaoligong Shan in Yunnan, China
Deng Yunfei,
John R. I. Wood,
Li Heng
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Acanthaceae
China
IUCN Red List
Strobilanthes