Affiliation:
1. School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University Wuhan Hubei Province China
2. Bio‐resources Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi University of Technology Hanzhong Shaanxi Province China
3. Wuhan Sinoeco Ecological Science and Technology Co., Ltd. Wuhan Hubei Province China
4. School of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Gansu Province China, and: Administration of Gansu Anxi Extra‐Arid Desert National Nature Reserve Gansu Province China
Abstract
Corydalis miaotaiensis (Papaveraceae), a new species from the Qinling‐Daba mountains region, central China, is described. It is similar to Corydalis ternatifolia C.Y. Wu, Z.Y. Su & Lidén, but differs from the latter in the crested (versus ecristate) outer petals, unbranched, suberect to erect (versus branched, ascending) stems, bipinnate (versus biternate) rosette leaves, and in the presence (versus absence) of axillary bulbils, long stolons, and long shoots. Corydalis miaotaiensis exhibits a notable growth pattern, initially suberect to erect but gradually transitioning to wholly decumbent with its developed stolons and long shoots, rendering it distinctive within the genus Corydalis. This underscores the need to consider growth habit when describing Corydalis species. An identification key to C. miaotaiensis and related species is provided.