FIGURE 2. Loropetalum flavum Aver., P.K. Endress & K.S. Nguyen. A in Loropetalum flavum (Hamamelidaceae), a new species from northern Vietnam

FIGURE 2. Loropetalum flavum Aver., P.K. Endress & K.S. Nguyen. A—Pressed inflorescence with half of the flowers removed. B—Scape. C—Flattened flower, side view. D—Flattened flowers with apical part of petals removed, side view. E—Flattened flower with frontal sepals removed, side view. F—Flattened flower with frontal sepals, petals and stamens removed, side view. G—Flattened 4, 5 and 6-merous flowers, view from below. H—Sepals, abaxial side. I—Sepals, adaxial side. J—Flower disc with frontal sepals, petals and stamens removed, side view. K—Intact flower disc. L—Flower disc with disc lobes, frontal and oblique side views (petals and stamens removed). M—Intact stamen, view from abaxial side. N—Stamens, side, abaxial and adaxial views at a different stage of thecae opening. O—Upper part of ovary with styles, side view. P—Upper part of ovary with styles, view from above. Q—Ovary, sagittal section. R— Median leaf vein on abaxial surface of lamina near its base. S—Leaf, abaxial surface. Photos were made from fresh material preserved in alcohol, prior to preparation of type herbarium specimens (VR 265). All photos, correction and plate design by L. Averyanov.