Aphragmus pygmaeus and Cardamine pseudotrifoliolata (Brassicaceae), New Species from Himalayan China

Ihsan A. Al-Shehbaz

Ihsan A. Al-Shehbaz Missouri Botanical Garden

Keywords: Aphragmus, Brassicaceae, Braya, Cardamine, China, Cruciferae, IUCN Red List, Sichuan, Tibet, Xizang

Abstract

The new species Aphragmus pygmaeus Al-Shehbaz (Sichuan) and Cardamine pseudotrifoliolata Al-Shehbaz (Xizang or Tibet) are described and illustrated. Their distinguishing characters from the respectively nearest relatives A. oxycarpus (Hook. f. & Thomson) Jafri and C. trifoliolata Hook. f. & Thomson are discussed.