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Saxifraga signata Engler & Irmscher
Determined by: R. J. Gornall, 21 Feb 2011
FOC
Xizang (Tibet): Jiangda (Gyamda) Xian. Narrow gorge ca. 6 km E in a straight line from the center of the city of Jiangda (Gyamda). Logged Picea forest, now dominated by Betula. Slopes and meadows; slopes with numerous, scattered limestone boulders and diverse herbaceous flora in organically rich, dark soil and with deep moss layer in many places. 31°28'59"N, 98°16'39"E; 3900 m.
In crevices of exposed boulders. Whole plant viscid; petals yellow apically, inside lower half with red spots on darker yellow base; lower surface red, apex yellow; ovary dark red.
David E. Boufford, Bruce Bartholomew, Deren A. Eaton, Xin-Hui LI, Richard H. Ree, Bo XU, Ji-Pei YUE, Jian-Wen ZHANG & Xin-Xin ZHU
41924 4 August 2009
 
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