Rhodiola

LUDLOWII  Ohba, 1977

Synonym : Sedum ludlowii (Ohba) J.P.Kozhevnikov (1989)

Section Rhodiola

Distribution : Bhutan.

Description (according to H. Ohba in IHSP, 2003) :

Dioecious, to 12 cm taIl. 

Rhizomes cylindrical, 2 - 5 mm in diameter, branched.

Flowering stems ± 1 mm in diameter, tuberculate.

Leaves sessile, spatulate to oblanceolate, 4 - 14 x 2 - 4 mm, glabrous, tip round, base long attenuate.

FIowers (female) solitary, sessile, erect, 7 - 8 mm long, sepals lanceolate to narrowly ovate,

4.5 - 5 mm, petals broadly eIliptic to oblong, 6 – 7 mm, probably pale green or white.

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