We thank Yin-Zheng WANG for helpful advice with analyses; Madam Ai-Li LI for making the line drawing; J. E SMITH (De- partment of Biology, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA) and Fang WEN (IBSC) for providing the photographs; and two anonymous reviewers for constructive comments. This research was supported by the National Natu- ral Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 31070171), Research and Ex- ploration of the National Geographic Society (Grant No. 8288-07), Natural Science Foundation of Yurman Province, China (Grant No. 2001C0022Q), and West Glory Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to Yu-Min SHUI.
Microchirita prostrata J. M. Li & Z. Xia, sp. nov. 匍匐钩序苣苔 (S3-2. Fig. 1, S3-3. Figs. 2-5) Type: China. Yunnan: Hekou, Qiaotou, Yao Village, alt. ca. 200 m, along a streamlet or at the basal slope of an al...