PhytoKeys (Oct 2021)

Saxifraga viridiflora (Saxifragaceae), an unusual new species from Guangxi, China

  • Xin-Jian Zhang,
  • Quan-Sheng Fu,
  • Jun-Tong Chen,
  • Li-Juan Li,
  • Peng-Rui Luo,
  • Jing-Yi Peng,
  • Xian-Han Huang,
  • Hang Sun,
  • Tao Deng

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.184.73421
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 184
pp. 19 – 26

Abstract

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Saxifraga viridiflora, a remarkable new species of the genus Saxifraga sect. Irregulares (Saxifragaceae) from Guangxi, is described and illustrated herein. This new species morphologically differs from all known S. sect. Irregulares taxa by its greenish petals, verruculose sepals, and thick leathery leaf blade abaxially scarlet with white spots.