, a new species of Primulaceae from Tibet of China.

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China-Croatia "Belt and Road" Joint Laboratory on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization & Ecological Restoration Biodiversity Conservation, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Chengdu China.

Published: August 2023

We present a description of a newly discovered species, , found in southern Xizang, China. Additionally, we explore distinctive morphological characteristics that aid in its taxonomy. The new species belongs to sect. Cordifoliae and exhibits morphological similarities to and . However, it can be distinguished by its densely grayish-haired roots, petioles that are 3-7 times longer than the leaf blades, a short stock surrounded by straight and withered petioles, reniform leaf blades with revolute margins, scapes shorter than or equal to leave and both at flowering and in fruiting, flowers solitary on the scapes.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10422595PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.230.107008DOI Listing

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