铃子香属--华中植物区系一新记录属(英文)

Chelonopsis Miquel(Lamiaceae),a New Record Genus for the Floristic Region of Central China

首次报道了小叶铃子香分布于华中地区(湖北省),小叶铃子香植物以往仅在中国西部(陕西和甘肃省)有分布,这也是铃子香属在华中地区的首次分布记录。此发现为进一步阐明该属的生物地理起源和进化提供了新的证据。

Chelonopsis giraldii Diels is reported for the first time from Central China（Hubei Province）.Earlier the species was known from west China（Shaanxi and Gansu Province）.It is also the first report for the genus Chelonopsis Miquel from this region.The discovery might provide new evidences to illuminate the history of the geographical distribution and the genome evolution.The illustrations of the species are provided.