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Type: Article
Published: 2018-12-13
Page range: 48–54
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Stellaria abaensis (Caryophyllaceae), a new species from China

College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
Caryophyllaceae morphology pollen Stellaria Eudicots

Abstract

Stellaria abaensis sp. nov., from Sichuan Province (southwest China), is described and illustrated. It is similar to S. media, and S. reticulivena (Subsect. Stellaria) but can be distinguished from them by its longer petiole, terete stem, glabrous pedicel, and undulate tuberculate seeds. Original photographs, distribution map, SEM images of pollen grain, and a comparative morpological table, as well as an identification key for the related taxa are provided.