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Elatine rotundifolia sp. nov. (Elatinaceae) from Ecuador
Author(s) -
Lægaard Simon
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2008.00292.x
Subject(s) - stipule , biology , botany , subtropics , ecology
Elatine rotundifolia sp. nov. is described from tropical and subtropical areas of Ecuador ca 500 m and ca 1800 m a.s.l. All other species in north Andes are from altitudes above ca 3000 m a.s.l. The new species has unilocular capsules and extremely reduced interpetiolar stipules.