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Ornithoboea brachycarpa (Gesneriaceae), a new cave-dwelling species from Guangxi, China

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Ornithoboea brachycarpa C.Xiong, F.Wen & Y.G.Wei, a new cave-dwelling species discovered in Guangxi, China, is described and illustrated. It is morphologically distinctive within the genus by its stamens bearing a beard on the sterile projection, a character not observed in any other known species of Ornithoboea . Phylogenetic analysis of ITS and trn L-F sequences places it as sister to O. feddei (H.Lév.) B.L.Burtt. Currently, only one population comprising approximately 150–200 mature individuals has been confirmed at the type locality. According to the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria, it is provisionally assessed as Endangered (EN D).

Source: PhytoKeys

DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.276.181524

Authors: Chi Xiong, Jing Wei, Hong Liu, Fang Wen

Institutions: South Central Minzu University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guilin University of Technology, Guangxi Institute of Botany

Language: English

Topic: Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $754

Funder: Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi Province