Abstract:Metabriggsia W.T.Wang a newly recorded genus of Gesneriaceae in Yunnan is reported.The genus includs two species,namely Metabriggsia ovalifolia W.T.Wang and M.purpureotincta W.T.Wang,and is endemic to China.The genus has its main distribution in Western and Northern Guangxi and Southern Guizhou,and the discovery of M.ovalifolia in Yunnan Province has expanded its distribution record.
