Saturday, March 22, 2025

[Botany • 2025] Stellaria nagae (Caryophyllaceae) • A New Species from North-East India


Stellaria nagae  

in Arya, Vishnu et Kumar, 2025. 
 
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.

Caryophyllales, North east India, Nagaland, S.pallida, Eudicots


Stellaria nagae sp. nov.


Sindu ARYA, Kalarikkal Walsan VISHNU and Venugopalan Nair Saradamma Anil KUMAR. 2025. A New Species of Stellaria (Caryophyllaceae) from North-East India.  Phytotaxa. 693(4); 270-276. DOI: doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.693.4.2 [2025-03-17]