NEW TAXA, NEW COMBINATIONS, AND NOTES ON CHINESE GESNERIACEAE

Preparation of the Gesneriaceae for the Flora of China has revealed ne w taxa, including one new genus, Paraisometrum; thirteen new species, Chirita atroglandulosa, C. napoensis, C. pungentisepala, C. pycnantha, C. shouchengensis, C. shuii, C. skogiana, C. wangiana, Didymocarpus s ubpalmatinervis, Hemiboea wangiana, Opithandra burttii, Oreocharis den tata, Paraisometrum mileense; and seven new combinations, Chirita demi ssa, Hemiboea subcapitata var. guangdongensis, Lysionotus microphyllus var. omeiensis, Lysionotus pauciflorus var. ikedae, Oreocharis aurea var. cordato-ovata, Paraboea glutinosa, and Tengia scopulorum var. pot iflora. The new taxa are described, discussed, and compared with relat ed taxa. The transfer and status changes are justified.