
Plant with star-shaped flowers assigned to a new genus in China
The twining herb Xua hongheensis grows in Yunnan’s dry-hot Red River valleys. Its structure and DNA set it apart from its relatives.
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The twining herb Xua hongheensis grows in Yunnan’s dry-hot Red River valleys. Its structure and DNA set it apart from its relatives.

Impatiens shanglinensis grows in a forest valley in the Damingshan reserve; three populations totalling around 300 plants are known.