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Issue: Vol. 693 No. 4: 17 Mar. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-03-17
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.693.4.2
Page range: 270-276
Abstract views: 144
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A new species of Stellaria (Caryophyllaceae) from North-East India

Department of Botany, PSG College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore 641014, India
Department of Botany, Captain Srinivasa Murthy Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Arumbakkam, Chennai 600106, India
Department of Botany, Government College, Kasaragod 671123, Kerala, India
Caryophyllales North east India Nagaland S.pallida Eudicots

Abstract

A new species of Stellaria (Stellaria nagae) is described. It resembles S. sikkimensis from which differs by the shape of sepal (oblong, exceeding the length of petals vs. ovate to lanceolate, equal or shorter than length of petal) , bract (linear, more than 4 mm vs. ovate-lanceolate, up to 8 mm), shape of capsule (oblong vs. ovate), seed surface architecture (tubercle spinulose vs. tubercle flat topped), and pollen morphology (visible frequency of pores 19 vs. visible frequency of pores 14). Detailed description of the new species along with original photographs and SEM images are provided.

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How to Cite

Arya, S., Vishnu, K.W. & Kumar, V.N.S.A. (2025) A new species of Stellaria (Caryophyllaceae) from North-East India. Phytotaxa 693 (4): 270–276. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.693.4.2