A checklist of Onagraceae in the Pan-Himalaya region
Author
Luo, Yike
Author
Xie, Lei
text
Phytotaxa
2023
2023-05-17
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.597.4.1
journal article
10.11646/phytotaxa.597.4.1
1179-3163
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3.19.
Epilobium minutiflorum
Haussknecht (1879: 55)
.
≡
Epilobium tetragonum
L. var.
minutiflorum
(Hausskn.)
Boissier (1888: 240)
.
Lectotype
(designated by
Raven 1962a
):—
TURKEY
.
Aintab
(
Gaziantep
): banks of the
River Sadschur
,
26 June 1865
,
Haussknecht
812
(
JE
).
=
Epilobium modestum
Haussknecht (1879: 55)
.
Lectotype
(designated by
Raven 1962a
):—
INDIA
. Ladakh: Nubra Valley,
4 August 1848
,
Thomson s.n.
(K).
Distribution:
—N
Pakistan
, Jammu & Kashmir, N Hengduan.
Note:
—In some locations in the Pan-Himalaya region, this species is growing with
Epilobium palustre
(
Raven 1962a
)
. Two species are often confused with each other. However,
E. minutiflorum
can be recognized by its smaller flowers and seeds, and broader serrulate leaves.