Chrysosplenium ramosissimum Y.I.Kim & Y.D.Kim (Saxifragaceae), a new species from Korea

By

Kim, Yong-In
Cho, Seong-Hyun
Lee, Jung-Hoon
Kang, Dae-Hyun
Park, Jin Hee
Kim, Young-Dong

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

111

Pages

1-10

Subjects

Chrysosplenium , DNA barcode , endemic species , seed morphology , sterile branch

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.111.27182

 

Abstract

This study describes and illustratesChrysospleniumramosissimum, a new plant species from Mt. Seonjaryeong, located in the central region of the Korean Peninsula. The species is most similar toC.valdepilosumbut is readily distinguishable by the presence of yellowish-green bracteal leaves during flowering, highly branched sterile branches, shiny silvery dots on sterile branch leaves and larger tubercles on the seed coat.