Langbiangia

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Langbiangia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Subfamily: Didymocarpoideae
Tribe: Trichosporeae
Subtribe: Didymocarpinae
Genus: Langbiangia
Luu, C.L.Hsieh & K.F.Chung (2023)
Species [1]

3; see text

Langbiangia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae. It includes three species endemic to the Langbiang Plateau in southern Vietnam. [2]

All three species are calciphilous, growing on humid fertile soils derived from limestone karst, in evergreen broadleaved montane rain forest from 1,450 to 2,000 meters elevation. [2]

Three species are accepted. [1] [2]

The three species were formerly classed in genus Primulina , a mostly calciphilous genus native to Vietnam and southern China. The Langbiang Plateau species were the southernmost and disjunct species of Primulina. A phylogenetic analysis published in 2023 found that the three species were distinct from Primulina, and they were placed in the new genus Langbiangia, named for the plateau on which they live. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Langbiangia Luu, C.L.Hsieh & K.F.Chung. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Luu HT, Hsieh C-L, Chuang C-R, Chen C- W, Tran NT, Vu NL, et al. (2023) Langbiangia, a new genus of Gesneriaceae endemic to Langbiang Plateau, southern Vietnam and a taxonomic endeavor to achieve key targets of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework. PLoS ONE 18(5): e0284650. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0284650