The genus Pentactina (Rosaceae) has long been recognized as a rare monotypic genus endemic to Korea. The type species, Pentactina rupicola, is confined to small populations in the Kumgangsan Mountains of North Korea. However, a recent taxonomic study suggested a ne...
Indigofera kirilowii (Fabaceae), found throughout East Asia, and the Korean endemic Indigofera koreana are phylogenetically related and morphologically similar species. In South Korea, I. kirilowii is primarily known to inhabit the northeastern region, while...
We report a new species of Rotheca (Lamiaceae), R. laotica, collected from a limestone area in Laos. This species is similar to R. macrostachya in that it is a perennial herb with a long, extending thyrse, but it is distinct as well in that it is much smalle...
