A new species of Potentilla (Rosaceae): P. gageodoensis M. Kim

A new speices, Potentilla gageodoensis M. Kim found in Is.Gageodo, Jeollanamdo Province, Korea, is firstly named and described.This species is similar to its related species P. fragarioides in having several characteristics like pinnately compound leaves, pubescent leaf blades and leaf petioles, different leaflets size, absent stolons, etc., but is distinct from P. fragarioides which has thin leaf textures, 7-13 leaflets, elliptic terminal leaflets, small petal size, and ciliate leaflet margin by having thick leaf textures, 5 leaflets, broadly ovate terminal leaflets, large petal size, and densely white ciliate leaflet margin.