Petrocodon laxicymosus is a species of plant first found in limestone karsts of Guangxi, China. It is similar to Petrocodon coriaceifolius, differing in the texture, size and shape of its leaves; the size and pubescence of its inflorescence and corolla; the shape of its anther; and length of its pistil.[1]
Petrocodon laxicymosus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Gesneriaceae |
Genus: | Petrocodon |
Species: | P. laxicymosus
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Binomial name | |
Petrocodon laxicymosus Xu et al., 2014
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References
edit- ^ Xu, Wei-Bin, et al. "Petrocodon (Gesneriaceae) in the limestone karsts of Guangxi, China: three new species and a new combination based on morphological and molecular evidence." Systematic Botany 39.3 (2014): 965-974.