Strobilanthes sunhangii (Acanthaceae), a new species from Tibet, China

Abstract

A new species of Acanthaceae, <i>Strobilanthes sunhangii</i>, is described from Mêdog County, Tibet, China. Morphologically, the new species is closely similar to <i>S. medogensis</i> and <i>S. divaricata</i>, but <i>S. sunhangii</i> differs in having glabrous stems, longer spikes, glabrous rachis, double curved corolla and glabrous calyx, different stamens and style.