Stellaria decumbens var. decumbens
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is E. & NE. Afghanistan to China (Sichuan, Yunnan). It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Afghanistan, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Nepal, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tibet, West Himalaya
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Stellaria decumbens var. edgeworthii Edgew. & Hook.f. in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 1: 234 (1874)
- Stellaria decumbens var. stracheyi Edgew. & Hook.f. in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 1: 234 (1874)
- Stellaria petraea Hook.f. & Thomson in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 1: 234 (1874), nom. illeg.
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Choudhary, R.K., Srivastava, R.C., Das, A.K. & Lee, J. (2012). Floristic diversity assessment and vegetation analysis of Upper Siang district of eastern Himalaya in North East India. Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy 42: 222-246.
- Rechinger, K.H., Melzheimer, V., Möschl, W. & Schiman-Czeika, H. (1988). Flora Iranica 163: 1-528. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz.
- Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2001). Flora of China 6: 1-511. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0