Section Ranunculoides photographs

Section Ranunculoides C.M.Hu

--- Section Pinnatae R.Knuth (pro parte), Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 36(5, Beibl. 82): 139. 1905.

Type species: P. cicutariifolia Pax

Cicutariifolia Complex
P. cicutariifolia Pax
--- P. erodioides Schltr.
--- P. ranunculoides var. minor F.H.Chen
P. hubeiensis X.W.Li
P. jiugongshanensis J.W.Shao
P. qiandaoensis Wei Zhang bis & J.W.Shao
P. ranunculoides F.H.Chen
--- P. lishuiensis D.H. Wu & X.D. Mei & X.B. Chen
P. xinningensis Wei Zhang bis & J.W.Shao

Merrilliana Complex
P. merrilliana Schltr.
P. qiupuensis J.W.Shao
P. wannanensis Xiao He & J.W.Shao
P. zhexiensis Xiao He & J.W.Shao

Section Pinnatae R.Knuth originally included species P. cicutariifolia, P. filchnerae, P. merrilliana and P. erodioides however more recent studies of P. filchnerae show that it belongs in Section Auganthus. As this species was the type for Section Pinnatae, a new sectional name, Section Ranunculoides, was named by C.M.Hu with the type species P. cicutariifolia. This section is characterized by pinnately compound leaves and the calyx not inflated at the base. Two complexes are recoginzed, centered around P. cicutariifolia and P. merrilliana. All species are from Eastern China.