FIGURE 3 Synotis alata from different populations. A and B in Four new synonyms in Synotis (Asteraceae, Senecioneae)

FIGURE 3 Synotis alata from different populations. A and B. The valley at the right of Kangshan Bridge, Nyalam, Xizang, China, M. Tang & C. Ren 490 (IBSC). C and D. Pianma Pass, Lushui, Yunnan, China, M. Tang & Y. Hong 231 (IBSC). E and F. Chenwanglao Shan, Tianlin, Guangxi, China, L. Y. Wang & M. Tang 136 (IBSC). Noting that the plants in A, C and E have solitary flowering stem and their leaves sub-aggregated below the synflorescence, while the plants in B, D and F produce alternative leaves and their flowering stems bear many secondary peduncles with smaller leaves. Red arrows show the alternative leaves on the flowering stem or secondary peduncles.