Elatostema parvum

Elatostema parvum (Blume) Blume ex Miq., Syst. Verz. 102 1855. (syn: Elatostema backeri H. E. Schröter; Elatostema backeri var. villosulum W. T. Wang; Elatostema merrillii C. B. Rob.; Elatostema minutum Hayata; Elatostema reptans Hook. fil.; Elatostema stracheyanum Wedd.; Pellionia esquirolii H. Lév.; Procris parva Bl.);

China (N-Guangdong, NW-Guangxi, SW-Guizhou, S-Sichuan, S-Yunnan), Taiwan, India, Darjeeling, Bhutan, Nepal, Philippines (Luzon), Sikkim, Bangladesh as per Catalogue of Life;
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SK1996 12 June 2019 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (7)- around 850 kb each.

Location: Godawari, Lalitpur,, Nepal

Altitude: 1698 m.

Date: 04 June 2019

Habit : Wild

Elastotema ?? Please note that the stem is hairy.

Appears close to your post at SK1167 02 JUNE 2018

Pl. check.

This is certainly different from Elatostema lineolatum.

I tried to go through the keys in flora of Bhutan, but could not find a match.

Small leaves/ bracts seen opposite normal leaves should be diagnostic.

This is Elatostema parvum.

Syn : Elatostema stracheyanum Wedd.

SK 2829 06 November 2020 : 8 posts by 2 authors. 6 images- 3 to 7 mb each.

Location: Kathmandu Valley

Date: October 2020

Elevation: 1500m.

Habitat : Wild

Elatostema …???

To me appears closer to Elatostema parvum (Blume) Blume ex Miq. as per comparative images at Elatostema

Elatostema parvum

Elatostema parvum (Blume) Blume ex Miq
Syn: Elatostema stracheyanum Wedd. (Nepal context)

SK 3834 06 August 2023: 5 high res. images.

Location: Godawari- Phulchoki, Lalitpur, Nepal

Date: 08 July 2023

Elevation: 1500 m.
Habit : Wild

Elatostema parvum (Blume) Miq. ?

Yes, appears close to images at
https://efloraofindia.com/2019/09/13/elatostema-parvum/

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References:
Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 IPNI GBIF (High resolution specimens) Flora of China FOC illustration India Biodiversity Portal

Updated on December 24, 2024

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