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

Authors: Zhang, Xinjian Country: People's Republic of China DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.184.73421 Published: Jan. 1, 2021 Source: PhytoKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: China · Topics: Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions, Plant Diversity and Evolution, Plant Parasitism and Resistance

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.

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