Metapetrocosmea navicularis, a new species of Gesneriaceae in Vietnam
Based on morphological comparisons, literature reviews, and molecular systematic studies, a new species from South Vietnam, Metapetrocosmea navicularis F.Wen, T.V.Do, Z.B.Xin & K.Tan, has been confirmed. Morphologically, this new species resembles Metapetrocosmea tamiana (B.L.Burtt) Yin...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2025-08-01
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| Series: | PhytoKeys |
| Online Access: | https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/160454/download/pdf/ |
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| Summary: | Based on morphological comparisons, literature reviews, and molecular systematic studies, a new species from South Vietnam, Metapetrocosmea navicularis F.Wen, T.V.Do, Z.B.Xin & K.Tan, has been confirmed. Morphologically, this new species resembles Metapetrocosmea tamiana (B.L.Burtt) Yin Z.Wang & P.W.Li in leaf peltate, bilabiate corollas, arcuate filaments, and slightly curved capsule, while it is distinguished from M. tamiana in having leaf blade ovate to ovate-elliptic, boat-shaped bracts 6–9 mm long, the ratio of corolla lobes length to corolla tube length consistently 1 : 3, corolla tube gradually narrowed from mouth to base, subcylindrical-infundibulate, 10–20-flowered or more, filaments pubescent near the top. Molecular phylogenetic analyses using the combined dataset of trnL-F and ITS sequences show that the new species is also most closely related to M. tamiana. The conservation status of this new species is assessed as Least Concern (LC). |
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| ISSN: | 1314-2003 |