MARGINATA Grierson, 1984
Section Rhodiola
Distribution : Bhutan.
Description (according to H. Ohba in IHSP, 2003) :
Dioecious, 0.5 - 2.5 cm taIl.
Rhizomes 5 – 15 mm in diameter at the tip.
Flowering stems densely papiIlate.
Leaves 5 - 8, aggregated towards the stem tip, obovate to suborbiculate or fan-shaped, 3 - 7 mm long and wide, tip round or acutish, base abruptly attenuate, lower face papiIlate, margin thickened pale green (± 0.5 mm broad), petioles ± 7 mm.
Inflorescences 3- to 20-flowered, pedicels < 1 mm.
FIowers (male) 4-merous, sepals elliptic, 2.5 mm, marginate, petals ovate, slightly shorter than the sepals, reddish, stamens ± 1 mm.
This might be the male plant of R. atsaensis.