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Issue: Vol. 668 No. 2: 15 Oct. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-10-15
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.668.2.6
Page range: 177-185
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A new species of Stellaria (Caryophyllaceae, Alsinoideae, Alsineae) from Eastern Himalaya, India

PG & Research Department of Botany, PSG College of Arts & Science Coimbatore 641014
Department of Botany, Centre for Advanced Studies in Botany, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong-793022, Meghalaya, India
Capsule Stellaria media aggregate Eudicots

Abstract

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.

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