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Issue: Vol. 671 No. 3: 14 Nov. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-11-14
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.671.3.4
Page range: 259-270
Abstract views: 151
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Stellaria Rajbhandarii (Caryophyllaceae), a new species from Nepal and resurrection of Stellaria Neotomentosa

National Botanical Garden, Godawari 44709, Lalitpur District, Nepal
Herbs Production & Processing Co. Ltd., Koteshwor 44600, Kathmandu District, Nepal
National Botanical Garden, Godawari 44709, Lalitpur District, Nepal
Central Himalaya morphology new taxon Stellaria taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

Based on distinctive morphology, Stellaria rajbhandarii is described as a new species from Nepal, and S. neotomentosa is resurrected since it is a species distinct from S. nepalensis. This study has provided the diagnosis as well as a complete description, phenology, distribution, habitat, and photoplates of both species.

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