| Eutrema nepalense | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Eutrema |
| Species: | E. nepalense |
| Binomial name | |
| Eutrema nepalense (Al-Shehbaz, Arai & H. Ohba) Al-Shehbaz, G.Q.Hao & J.Quan Liu (2017) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pegaeophyton nepalense Al-Shehbaz, Kats.Arai & H.Ohba (1998) | |
Eutrema nepalense is a plant species reported from Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, and Tibet. It is found high in the Himalayas at elevations of over 4000 m (13,000 feet).
Eutrema nepalense is a very small perennial herb rarely more than 2 cm tall, with an underground caudex and a rosette of leaves above ground. Leaves have relatively long petioles up to 14 mm long. Blades are ovate to almost round, up to 4 mm wide. Flowers number 3-8 per plant, up to 3 mm across, with white petals. Fruits are egg-shaped to almost spherical, up to 2 mm across, each with 2-4 seeds. It grows among moss, under rocks by streams, and alpine grasslands.
The species was first described in 1998 as Pegaeophyton nepalense. It was renamed Eutrema nepalense in 2017.
References
- ^ Eutrema nepalense (Al-Shehbaz, Kats.Arai & H.Ohba) Al-Shehbaz, G.Q.Hao & J.Quan Liu. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ Al-Shehbaz, Ihsan Ali, Arai, Katsutoshi, & Ohba, Hideaki. 1998. A new Pegaeophyton (Brassicaceae) from Nepal. Novon 8:327-329.
- ^ "Pegaeophyton nepalense in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.
- Warwick, S. I., A. Francis & I. A. Al-Shehbaz. 2006. Brassicaceae: Species checklist and database on CD-Rom. Plant Systematics and Evolution 259: 249–258.
- "Tropicos". www.tropicos.org.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Eutrema nepalense | |
| Pegaeophyton nepalense | |
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