Stellaria palustris
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Description
Perennial herb.
Leaves glabrous, sessile, lamina linear, 10-15 by 1-2 mm, base cuneate, apex acute.
Inflorescences few-flowered, glabrous;
Flowers erect.
Sepals oblong, 3-4 mm long, with scarious margin.
Petals elliptic-oblong, shorter than sepals, divided almost to the base.
Stamens 10;
Ovules many per ovary;
Seeds many per capsule, lenticular, dark brown, rugose.
Distribution
Asia present, Asia-Tropical: New Guinea (Irian Jaya present), Australasia, Europe present, Papua New Guinea present
Europe, Asia, Australia. In Malesia only found in a few places in New Guinea, both in Irian Jaya and in Papua New Guinea.
Citation
Chater & Heywood 1993 – In: Fl. Eur., ed. 1: 163
Chen Shilong & R.K. Rabeler 2001 – In: Fl. China: 23
Wu Zhengyi & Ke Ping 1996: p. 133. – In: Fl. Reip. Pop. Sin.: f. 13: 4-7
Edgew. & Hook. f. 1874 – In: Fl. Brit. India: 233
Chater & Heywood 1964 – In: Fl. Eur., ed. 1: 135
Ehrh. ex Retz. 1795: Fl. Scand. Prod., ed.2: 106
Benth. 1863 – In: Fl. Austr.: 158