Sinocrassula obliquifolia (Crassulaceae), a new species from China

Based on a comprehensive morphological and molecular data analysis, we have confirmed and described a new species within the genus <i>Sinocrassula</i>, which is distributed in Sichuan Province, China. Morphologically, the new species resembles <i>Sinocrassuladiversifolia</i> and <i>S.indica</i>, but it is distinctly different from them in its asymmetrical leaves, leaf apex with glands, triangular petals that are white at the base and adorned with dense purple-red stripes and spots on the surfaces upward, and rectangular nectar scales. A phylogenetic analysis utilizing four plastid markers and one nuclear marker supports the conclusion that the new species is sister to <i>S.ganluoensis</i>.