ARPHA Preprints, doi: 10.3897/arphapreprints.e72533

Saxifraga viridiflorum, an unusual new species from Guangxi, China

Xinjian Zhang^‡, Jun-Tong Chen^‡, Lijuan Li^§, Pengrui Luo^‡, Jing-Yi Peng^|, Xianhan Huang^‡, Hang Sun^¶, Tao Deng

‡ Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China§ University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China| College of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Jishou University, Jishou, China¶ CAS Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Biogeography, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China

Corresponding author: Hang Sun ( sunhang@mail.kib.ac.cn )

Corresponding author: Tao Deng ( dengtao@mail.kib.ac.cn )

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Citation: Zhang X, Chen J-T, Li L, Luo P, Peng J-Y, Huang X, Sun H, Deng T (2021) Saxifraga viridiflorum, an unusual new species from Guangxi, China. ARPHA Preprints. https://doi.org/10.3897/arphapreprints.e72533

Abstract

Saxifraga viridiflorum, 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 congeneric taxa by its greenish petals, verruculose sepals, and thick leathery leaf blade abaxially scarlet with white spots.

Keywords

Saxifragaceae, China, Guangxi, new species, taxonomy