TABLE 1. Comparison among Oreocharis chenzhouensis, O. burtii and O in Oreocharis chenzhouensis, a new species of Gesneriaceae from southern Hunan, China

TABLE 1. Comparison among Oreocharis chenzhouensis, O. burtii and O. sinohenryi.
CharactersO. chenzhouensisO. burtiiO. sinohenryiStemcaulescentacaulescentacaulescentLeaf basecuneate, usually asymmetricsubcordatebroadly cuneateAbaxial surface of leafdensely fulvous pannosedensely appressed puberulousdensely fulvous pannoseCalyx lobesnarrowly triangularlinearlanceolateCorolla colourpurplepurpleorange to orange-redCorolla lobeobovate-elliptic to suborbicularsuborbicularoblong-lanceolatePeduncles14–18 cm long4–10 cm long6–10 cm longOutside of corolla tubeglabrousdensely puberulentdensely puberulentStaminode1 or absentabsent1Capsuleglabrousdensely puberulentglabrousFlowering timeAugust to SeptemberOctober to NovemberJuly to August