Primulina pseudolinearifolia W.B.Xu & K.F.Chung, 2012

Xu, Wei-Bin, Zhang, Qiang, Wen, Fang, Liao, Wen-Bo, Pan, Bo, Chang, Hsuan & Chung, Kuo-Fang, 2012, Nine new combinations and one new name of Primulina (Gesneriaceae) from South China, Phytotaxa 64 (1), pp. 1-8 : 4

Primulina pseudolinearifolia W.B.Xu & K.F.Chung , nom. nov.

Basionym:— Chirita luochengensis YanLiu & W.B.Xu in Xu et al. (2011b: 314) [non Wentsaiboea luochengensis YanLiu & W.B.Xu in Liu et al. (2010: 743) = Primulina luochengensis (YanLiu & W.B.Xu) Mich.Möller & A.Weber in Weber et al. (2011c: 783)].

Type:— CHINA. Guangxi: Luocheng County, Huaiqun Town , 350 m, 19 April 2009, Xu & Liu 09383 (holotype IBK!, isotype PE!) .

Notes:—Although no molecular data are available for the species, Chirita luochengensis is clearly a member of Chirita sect. Gibbosaccus and very similar ( Xu et al. 2011b) to Chirita linearifolia Wang in Wang & Pan (1982: 136) that has been transferred to Primulina [i.e. P. linearifolia (Wang) Wang in Wang et al. (2011: 61)] on the basis of molecular analysis ( Wang et al. 2011). Nevertheless further molecular confirmation is needed. The recent transfer of Wentsaiboea luochengensis Liu & Xu to Primulina [i.e. P. luochengensis (Liu & Xu) Möller & A.Weber ] blocks the direct transfer of C. luochengensis to Primulina . The new name Primulina pseudolinearifolia is proposed to highlight its morphological similarity to P. linearifolia .