Portion of the adaxial side of the leaf blade of Ranunculus chongzhouensis (A, B) and R. maoxianensis sp. nov. (C, D), showing the difference in length of hairs. The hairs on the adaxial side of the leaf blade in R. chongzhouensis are 0.55‒0.85 mm long, and those in R. maoxianensis are 0.16‒0.28 mm long A, C photographed in the wild and B, D photographed with SEM.

 
 
  Part of: Fei W-Q, Yuan Q, Yang Q-E (2023) Ranunculus maoxianensis (Ranunculaceae), a new species from northwestern Sichuan, China, with an emended description of R. chongzhouensis, the putative closest ally of the new species. PhytoKeys 219: 77-96. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.219.96510