15. Solms-laubachia minor Handel-Mazzetti, Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math. Naturwiss. Kl. 59: 246. 1922. TYPE: China, Sichuan, Mt. Holoscha, 27°48¢N, between Yenyuen & Kwapi, 4,325 m, 18 May 1914, H. F. Handel-Mazzetti 2318 (holotype, WU!; isotypes, E!, P!, W!).

Herbs perennial, scapose, 1-2.5 cm tall, glabrous; caudex covered with curling leaves of previous years. Trichomes absent. Petioles of basal leaves 2-5 mm, thickened, persistent, not ciliate; leaf blade filiform to narrowly linear, 2.5-10(-1.5) ´ 0.3-1 mm, long ciliate, often grooved adaxially, base attenuate, margin entire, apex subacute; cauline leaves absent. Flowers solitary; fruiting pedicel erect to ascending, 2-7(-10) mm. Sepals oblong to oblong-linear, 4.5-5.5 ´ 1-1.5 mm, free; petals pink, obovate, 1-1.2 cm ´ 3.5-5 mm; claw 6-7 mm; filaments of median staminal pairs 3-4 mm, those of lateral pair 2-2.5 mm; anthers 1.2-1.5 mm; ovules 6-8 per locule. Fruit lanceolate, 1.5-2 cm ´ 4-5 mm; valves densely subhirsute, obscurely veined; septum complete or perforated; style 0.5-1 mm; stigma entire. Seeds biseriate, suborbicular, minutely reticulate, 1-1.5 mm in diam. Flowering: May-Jun.

Habitat: rocky crevices, cliff ledges, alpine meadows, scree, sandy areas.

Elevation: 3500-4600.

Distribution: China (Sichuan).