Sagina hookeri Timaná & Lebouvier & Rouhan 2019, sp. nov. ...

• Main Authors: Timaná, M. E., Lebouvier, M., Rouhan, G.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2019
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Plantae; Tracheophyta; Magnoliopsida; Caryophyllales; Caryophyllaceae; Sagina; Sagina hookeri; Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctique*; Île Amsterdam
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5932003; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.5932003

Sagina hookeri Timaná, sp. nov. (Figs 2; 3; 4) Sagina hookeri Timaná, sp. nov. is morphologically close to Sagina diffusa (Hook.f.) Timaná but differs in its caespitose life form, much smaller overall size, and wide obtuse petals. TYPUS. — Terres australes et antarctiques fran ç aises. District de Saint-Paul et Amsterdam, Île Amsterdam, Del Cano, Terres Rouges, 37°52’26”S, 77°32’23”E, alt. 48 m, 16.XII.2016, G. Rouhan, D. Ertz, J. Mieusset, C. Ollive, B. Van de Vijver 1841 (holo-, P[P02434524]!). ADDITIONAL SPECIMENS EXAMINED. — Terres australes et antarctiques fran ç aises. Île Amsterdam, Plaques terreuses sur coulée basaltique près du Camp, 15.XII.1963, A. Lourteig et P. Cour 57, (P [P04937011]!); Haut de la falaise de la Pearl, 13.III.1970, P. Noël s.n. (P [P00915539]!); Cratère Hébert, alt. 180 m, 26.I.1985, J.-C. Jolinon 1060 (P [P04937000]!). PHENOLOGY. — Found flowering and fruiting from December to March (austral summer). DESCRIPTION Caespitose, compact herb; plant upright, 1.2-3.0 cm high (including ... : Published as part of Timaná, M. E., Lebouvier, M. & Rouhan, G., 2019, Sagina hookeri Timaná, sp. nov. (Caryophyllaceae), a new endemic species for the flora of Île Amsterdam (French Southern and Antarctic Lands), pp. 17-23 in Adansonia 41 (2) on pages 18-22, DOI: 10.5252/adansonia2019v41a2, http://zenodo.org/record/2656931 ...