J Syst Evol ›› 2005, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (3): 281-283.

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Thalictrum fortunei var. bulbiliferum (Ranunculaceae), a new variety from Jiangsu, China

CHEN Bin, TIAN Xing-Jun, GAO Jin-Guo   

  1. (School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China)
  • Published:2005-05-18

Abstract: Thalictrum fortunei S. Moore var. bulbiliferum B. Chen & X. J. Tian, a new variety of the Ranunculaceae from Jurong County, Jiangsu Province, China, is described and illustrated. It is different from the typical variety, var. fortunei, by having bulbils in axils of most of the cauline leaves after anthesis.

Key words: Thalictrum, Thalictrum fortunei var. bulbiliferum, Ranunculaceae, new variety, Jiangsu, China.