Caryophyllaceae
Stellaria

Stellaria decumbens Edgew.

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 35 (1846)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species 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

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Ghazanfar, S. A. & Nasir, Y.J. (1986). Flora of Pakistan 175: 1-125. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (1984). Flora of Bhutan 1(2): 189-462. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2021). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 3: 1-331. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • 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).

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:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Royle, J.F. [s.n.] India K000723638 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] K000723636 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000723645 Unknown Type Material Yes
Edgeworth, M.P. [169] K000723640 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dathee, J.D. [3865] K000723641 Unknown Type Material Yes
Strachey, E.; Winterbottom, J.E. [4] K000723639 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K000723647 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000723642 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000723643 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000723646 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [246] K000723635 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000723716 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000723644 Unknown Type Material Yes
Royle, J.F. [s.n.] K000723637 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D. [10] K000723634 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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