A new species of Stellaria (Caryophyllaceae, Alsinoideae, Alsineae) from Eastern Himalaya, India
A new species of Stellaria—Stellaria bengalensis—from Sangsera forest range (Kalimpong district, West Bengal, India) is described and illustrated. It is morphologically similar to S. media in petal morphology and habit but, differs by absence of bracts, broad ovate sepal, zygomorphic flowers, petals fused till the apex, four stamens, ellipsoid capsule, and different seed surface architecture and pollen.
Authors
- Harsh Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9416-895X)
- SINDHU ARYA (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2029-2456)
Institutions
- North Eastern Hill University (IN)
- PSG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND APPLIED RESEARCH (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Phytotaxa
- Published
- 2024-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.668.2.6
- Primary Topic
- Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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