Draba matangensis O. E. Schulz, Acta Horti Gothob. 1: 163. 1924. TYPE: China. Sichuan, Matang, in declivo lapidoso, 4800-5100 m, 15 Sep 1922, Harry Smith 4415 (holotype, UPS!; isotypes, B!, W!).

Herbs perennial, without stellate trichomes; caudex few branched, ultimate branches terminated in rosettes. Stems 10–35 cm, erect, simple, densely pubescent with a mixture of simple and short-stalked trichomes crisped and soft on distal parts of plant. Basal leaves rosulate, persistent; petiole 0.5–5 cm; leaf blade oblong, elliptic, to oblanceolate, 0.7–4 cm ´ 5–12 mm, moderately pilose on both surfaces with simple and short-stalked forked trichomes, base cuneate to attenuate, margin entire or denticulate, apex acute; cauline leaves 4–14, sessile; leaf blade narrowly oblong, elliptic, or lanceolate, 1–3 cm ´ 4–7 mm, pubescent as basal leaves, base cuneate, not auriculate, margin dentate or denticulate, apex acute. Racemes 15–32-flowered, bracteate basally, elongated considerably in fruit; fruiting pedicels 0.5–2.5(–3.2) cm, divaricate to ascending, straight or slightly curved, glabrous adaxially, pubescent abaxially with soft, simple and forked trichomes. Sepals oblong, 2–3 ´ 1–1.7 mm, ascending, abaxially pilose with simple trichomes, base of lateral pair not saccate, margin membranous; petals yellow, obovate, 5.5–7 ´ 3–4 mm, apex emarginate; claw ca. 1 mm; filaments 2–3.5 mm; anthers oblong, 0.6–1 mm; ovules 4–8 per ovary. Fruit ovate to suborbicular, 3–8 ´ 3–4 mm, latiseptate, sometimes slightly twisted; valves puberulent with simple trichomes, obscurely to distinctly veined; style 0.4–1 mm. Seeds brown, ovate, 1.3–1.6 ´ 0.9–1.3 mm.

Flowering: Jun–Jul.

Habitat: rocky mountain slopes.

Elevation: 3600–5100 m.

Distribution: China (Sichuan, Xizang).