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

Abstract

This study describes and illustrates Chrysospleniumramosissimum, a new plant species from Mt. Seonjaryeong, located in the central region of the Korean Peninsula. The species is most similar to C.valdepilosum but 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.