Abstract
Background – Anna is a small genus of Gesneriaceae, occurring in China and Vietnam. During fieldwork in Guizhou, China, a representative of this genus was discovered which did not match the description of any of the three known species. Methods – Herbarium taxonomical and morphological studies, SEM of pollen and seeds and molecular phylogenetic analyses were performed. Key results – A new species, Anna rubidiflora S.Z. He, F.Wen & Y.G. Wei, a stenochoric species from the southern part of China (Kaiyang county of Guizhou province), is described and illustrated. It differs from the morphologically similar species A . ophiorrhizoides (Hemsl.) Burtt & Davidson by being a larger plant with undivided stem, its entire leaf blade margins, its abaxial greenish-white leaf blades with slightly purple nerves, its obovate-lanceolate calyx lobes with truncate and nearly rounded apex without nerves, and its reddish-purple corolla. The newly described species is illustrated both by a line drawing and photographs. A locality and distribution map is also presented. A phylogenetic analysis confirmed that A . rubidiflora is a member of Anna and a close relative of A . ophiorrhizoides .
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Claim · model-written summary
Anna rubidiflora was described as a new species from Guizhou.
- Taxon
- Anna rubidifloraAnna rubidiflorae0
- Outcome
- new speciese0
- Setting
- Kaiyang county of Guizhou provincee0
Verbatim
e0“A new species, Anna rubidiflora S.Z. He, F.Wen & Y.G. Wei, a stenochoric species from the southern part of China (Kaiyang county of Guizhou province), is described and illustrated”
Claim · model-written summary
Anna rubidiflora differs from A. ophiorrhizoides in plant size, stem, leaves, calyx and corolla.
- Taxon
- Anna rubidifloraAnna rubidiflorat0
- Outcome
- larger plant with undivided stem, its entire leaf blade margins, its abaxial greenish-white leaf blades with slightly purple nervese0
- Comparator
- A . ophiorrhizoidese0
Verbatim
e0“It differs from the morphologically similar species A . ophiorrhizoides (Hemsl.) Burtt & Davidson by being a larger plant with undivided stem, its entire leaf blade margins, its abaxial greenish-white leaf blades with slightly purple nerves, its obovate-lanceolate calyx lobes with truncate and nearly rounded apex without nerves, and its reddish-purple corolla”
t0“Anna rubidiflora”
Claim · model-written summary
Phylogenetic analysis placed A. rubidiflora within Anna and close to A. ophiorrhizoides.
- Taxon
- A . rubidifloraAnna rubidiflorae0
- Outcome
- member of Anna and a close relative of A . ophiorrhizoidese0
Verbatim
e0“A phylogenetic analysis confirmed that A . rubidiflora is a member of Anna and a close relative of A . ophiorrhizoides”