TY -JOUR AU -Zhang-Ping Huang AU -Jia-Hui Li AU -Hui-Min Li AU -Yu-Song Huang AU -Cui Li AU -Zhan-Jiang Zhang AU -Qiang Zhang AU -Bo Pan AU -Yong-Bin Lu TI -Hemiboea liana (Gesneriaceae): A new species from northern Guangxi, China PY -2024 DA -2024-06-03 JO -Taiwania VL -69 IS -2 SP -229 EP -236 UR -https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/1996 AB -Hemiboea liana, a species of Gesneriaceae new to science found in northern Guangxi, China, is described and illustrated. While sharing morphological similarities with H. chanii and H. sinovietnamica, the new species can be distinguished by a distinct combination of traits, such as its brown rounded squared hard stem and trigonous purple-light brown involucre. Detailed information is provided, including a morphological description, illustrations, diagnostic comparisons, and a molecular phylogenetic analysis placing the new species among 30 out of 44 species currently recognized in Hemiboea. DO -10.6165/tai.2024.69.229