Sedum

ERICI-MAGNUSII Fröderström, 1942

Synonym : Sedum magnusii  Hamet ex Fröderström (1942) (nom. inval., Art. 34.1a).

 

Distribution : E Tibet, China (Gansu, Sichuan).

 

 

Description (by 't Hart & Bleij in IHSP, 2003) :

 

Tiny annual herbs with erect stems branching from the base.

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Leaves alternate, oblong, tapering towards the subacute tip.

 

Inflorescences 1- or 2-flowered, bracts broadly lanceolate, subacute, to 2 mm, pedicels 2 – 3 mm.

 

Flowers 4- or 5-merous, sepals basally free, shortly spurred, slightly unequal, oblong, long apiculate, petals free at the broad base, semi-ovate, obtuse, pale yellow, nectar scales linear-filiform, obtuse, rose, styles short, fruit suberect, seeds subovoid, reticulate-papillose.

 

 

Two subspecies and a variety :

 

Sedum erici-magnusii ssp. chilianense K.T.Fu, 1991

 

Sedum erici-magnusii ssp. erici-magnusii

 

Sedum erici-magnusii var. subalpinum  Fröderström, 1942

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