藏东南虎耳草 zang dong nan hu er cao

Herbs perennial, cespitose, 4-4.5 cm tall. Stem simple, proximally brown glandular pilose near nodes, distally dark brown glandular hairy. Basal leaves with petiole 5.5-11 mm, brown glandular pilose at margin; leaf blade subovate to elliptic, 5.5-6.5 × 2-3.5 mm, adaxially and marginally brown pilose, apex subobtuse. Cauline leaves linear-oblong to lanceolate, 7.5-10 × 1.2-3.5 mm, adaxially and marginally brown pilose, apex subobtuse; proximal leaves with petiole 2-6 mm, distal ones sessile. Flower solitary; pedicel 5-11 mm, adaxially and marginally dark brown glandular hairy. Sepals erect, subovate to subelliptic, 4.5-5 × ca. 2 mm, abaxially and marginally dark brown glandular hairy, veins 5, confluent into a verruca at apex, apex obtuse. Petals yellow, obovate, 7.5-8 × 3.8-4 mm, abaxially sparsely glandular hairy near base, 7- or 8-veined, base clawless, apex retuse. Stamens ca. 4.5 mm. Ovary subsuperior, subovoid, ca. 3 mm; styles ca. 1 mm. Fl. and fr. Jul-Oct.

* Alpine scrub meadows, rock crevices; 4100-4300 m. SE Xizang (Bomi Xian, Mêdog Xian).