Eutrema nepalense explained

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).[1]

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.[2] [3] [4] 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pegaeophyton nepalense in Flora of China @ efloras.org . www.efloras.org.
  2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/640503#page/326/mode/1up Al-Shehbaz, Ihsan Ali, Arai, Katsutoshi, & Ohba, Hideaki. 1998. A new Pegaeophyton (Brassicaceae) from Nepal. Novon 8:327-329.
  3. 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.
  4. Web site: Tropicos . www.tropicos.org.