Pegaeophyton nepalense

Species of flowering plant

Pegaeophyton nepalense

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Rosids
Order:  | Brassicales
Family:  | Brassicaceae
Genus:  | Pegaeophyton
Species:  |

P. nepalense

Binomial name
Pegaeophyton nepalense

Al-Shehbaz, Arai & H. Ohba

Pegaeophyton nepalense is a plant species reported from Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim and Xizang (= Tibet). It is found high in the Himalayas at elevations of over 4000 m (13,000 feet).[1][2]

Pegaeophyton nepalenseis 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.[1][3][4] It grows among moss, under rocks by streams, and alpine grasslands.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Al-Shehbaz, Ihsan Ali, Arai, Katsutoshi, & Ohba, Hideaki. 1998. A new Pegaeophyton (Brassicaceae) from Nepal. Novon 8:327-329.
2. ^ a b "Pegaeophyton nepalense in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.
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. ^ "Tropicos". www.tropicos.org.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q15547456
* CoL: 89NF8
* EoL: 2903119
* FNA: 241000125
* FoC: 241000125
* GBIF: 3053563
* IPNI: 1005301-1
* Plant List: tro-50131754
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1005301-1
* Tropicos: 50131754
* WFO: wfo-0001245146

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