Further clarification on Androsacemollis Hand.-Mazz. (Primulaceae), with a description of a new species of Androsace

Yuan Xu; Hai-Fei Yan; Gang Hao

doi:10.3897/phytokeys.212.94037

Further clarification on Androsacemollis Hand.-Mazz. (Primulaceae), with a description of a new species of Androsace

PhytoKeys. 2022 Nov 3:212:73-83. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.212.94037. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Yuan Xu^{1

2}, Hai-Fei Yan^{1

2}, Gang Hao³

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou China.
² Center of Conservation Biology, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China Center of Conservation Biology, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou China.
³ College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China South China Agricultural University Guangzhou China.

Abstract

The syntypes (H.R.E. Handel-Mazzetti 8896 and H.R.E. Handel-Mazzetti 9280) of Androsacemollis Hand.-Mazz. are identified as two separate taxa based on critical examinations of herbarium specimens and field investigation. While H.R.E. Handel-Mazzetti 8896 has been designated as the lectotype of A.mollis, we describe the other taxon, represented by H.R.E. Handel-Mazzetti 9280, as A.chimingiana Y.Xu & G.Hao sp. nov. The new species is morphologically similar to A.hookeriana Klatt and A.laxa C.M.Hu & Y.C.Yang but can be easily differentiated by its white corolla and obovate bracts.

Keywords: Androsacechimingiana; Primulaceae; Yunnan; new taxon; taxonomy.

Yuan Xu, Hai-Fei Yan, Gang Hao.