taxonID	type	description	language	source
DC0A22F411785121835019106C90890C.taxon	description	Fig. 1	en	Xu, Song-Zhi, Xu, Han, Gan, Qi-Liang, Li, Zhen-Yu (2025): Lysimachia speciosa (Primulaceae), a new species from Central China. PhytoKeys 263: 209-214, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.263.139659
DC0A22F411785121835019106C90890C.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Lysimachia speciosa is most similar to L. deltoidea var. cinerascens and L. grammica in having cespitose and ascending-erect stems, densely multicellular hairs on the plant, both opposite and alternate leaves, and solitary and axillary yellow flowers, but the new species can be easily distinguished from both by its recurved-pubescent indumentum on stems, petioles, and pedicels; shorter than subtending leaves pedicels; much longer calyx, corolla, filaments, and style; and pilose ovary and capsule. The diagnostic features between Lysimachia speciosa, L. deltoidea var. cinerascens, and L. grammica are summarised in Table 1.	en	Xu, Song-Zhi, Xu, Han, Gan, Qi-Liang, Li, Zhen-Yu (2025): Lysimachia speciosa (Primulaceae), a new species from Central China. PhytoKeys 263: 209-214, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.263.139659
DC0A22F411785121835019106C90890C.taxon	description	Description. A perennial herb, 15 – 45 cm tall. Rhizomes creeping, with fibrous adventitious roots at nodes. Stems usually 3 to numerous, cespitose, ascending-erect, terete, with 8 – 20 nodes, distal internodes shorter, unbranched or shortly branched, sparsely transparent glandular spotted, densely recurved-pubescent. Leaves opposite on lower part, alternate on upper part; proximal and distal leaves smaller; petiole 5 – 15 mm long, narrowly winged, densely recurved-pubescent; leaf blade rhombic-ovate or ovate-lanceolate, 1 – 4 cm long, 0.6 – 2 cm wide, apex short-acuminate or acute, rarely obtuse, base cuneate and decurrent, margin entire, sparsely transparent glandular spotted, adaxially green, abaxially pale green, densely pubescent on both surfaces; lateral veins 2 – 3 on each side of midrib, alternate, inconspicuous. Flowers axillary in the middle and upper parts of the stem, solitary; pedicel 5 – 10 mm long, ascending to recurved, densely recurved-pubescent; calyx green, 9 – 10 mm long, 5 - lobed parted almost to the base, tube ca. 0.5 mm long, lobes linear-lanceolate, 8.5 – 9.5 mm long, 1.5 – 2 mm wide in lower part, caudate at apex, sparsely transparent glandular spotted, densely pubescent outside, midrib green, convex abaxially; corolla yellow, tube ca. 2 mm long, 5 - lobed, lobes broadly ovate, 10 – 11 mm long, 6 – 7 mm wide, sparsely transparent glandular spotted, margin erose; stamens 5, erect, glabrous, filaments connate basely into a tube ca. 3 mm high, free parts 4 – 5 mm, anthers dorsifixed, oblong, ca. 2 mm long, opening by lateral slits; ovary ovoid, densely pilose, style filiform, ca. 6 mm long, spreading pilose basely, stigma capitate, slightly wider than style. Capsule pale brown, subglobose, ca. 3.5 mm in diam., pilose. Seeds numerous, brown, ovoid in outline and irregular, 1.2 – 1.8 mm long, 3 – 4 - angled, glabrous.	en	Xu, Song-Zhi, Xu, Han, Gan, Qi-Liang, Li, Zhen-Yu (2025): Lysimachia speciosa (Primulaceae), a new species from Central China. PhytoKeys 263: 209-214, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.263.139659
DC0A22F411785121835019106C90890C.taxon	distribution	Distribution and habitat. The population of Lysimachia speciosa is known only from the type locality (32.322862 N, 109.532557 E), Yaowangmiao Village, Zhuzi County, Hubei Province, China. It grows in roadside grassland at an altitude of 580 m.	en	Xu, Song-Zhi, Xu, Han, Gan, Qi-Liang, Li, Zhen-Yu (2025): Lysimachia speciosa (Primulaceae), a new species from Central China. PhytoKeys 263: 209-214, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.263.139659
DC0A22F411785121835019106C90890C.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Lysimachia speciosa is a perennial herb with an attractive plant type and numerous cespitose, ascending-erect stems. Besides, the stem and petiole of the new species sometimes are flushed red. The flowers are yellow and showy. Thus, the specific epithet is derived from the aforementioned morphological characteristics.	en	Xu, Song-Zhi, Xu, Han, Gan, Qi-Liang, Li, Zhen-Yu (2025): Lysimachia speciosa (Primulaceae), a new species from Central China. PhytoKeys 263: 209-214, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.263.139659
