Cardamine gouldii explained

Cardamine gouldii is a plant species endemic to Bhutan. It is known only from a single specimen in the herbarium of Kew Botanic Garden in London, collected in 1938 in the Bumthang District.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Cardamine gouldii is a perennial herb. Middle leaves have 5 leaflets, upper leaves have 3 leaflets. Petiole is 1–3 cm long, slightly winged, not auriculate. Leaflets are oblong to lanceolate, up to 5 cm long. Flowers white, with oblong petals up to 15 mm long.^{[1] [5]}

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/14671#page/288/mode/1up Al-Shehbaz, Ihsan Ali. 2001. Cardamine goldii (Brassicaceae), a new species from Bhutan. Novon 11:
2. Warwick, S. I., A. Francis & I. A. Al-Shehbaz. 2006. Brassicaceae: Species checklist and database on CD-Rom. Plant Systematics and Evolution 259: 249–258.
3. http://plants.jstor.org/specimen/k000697748 JSTOR Global plants, holotype of Cardamine gouldii
4. http://lntreasures.com/bhutan.html Bhutan Living National Treasures
5. Kurosaki, N, & H Ohba. 1989. Cardamine nepalensis, a new species from Nepal Himalaya (Cruciferae). Journal of Japanese Botany 64:135-138.