Lysimachia brevicaulis (Primulaceae), a New Species from Limestone Karst of Northern Laos

2025/03/10 by Dong‐Li Quan, Bin Yang, Yun‐Hong Tan · 1 voice · 1 citation
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions #Plant Diversity and Evolution #Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies

paper · doi:10.5735/085.062.0112

openalex publication_date 2025/03/10 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/26

Abstract

Lysimachia brevicaulis Y.H. Tan & D.L. Quan (Primulaceae) is described and illustrated as a new species from a limestone karst in Oudomxay Province, Laos. It is tentatively placed in the subgenus Idiophyton. The new species is morphologically close to L. verbascifolia but can be distinguished from it by its underdeveloped stem, smaller leaf blades, solitary flowers, villous calyx, abaxially reddish brown and puberulent corolla, shorter anthers and styles, and green fruits.

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