Eutrema nepalense is a plant species reported from Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, and Tibet. It is found high in the Himalayas at elevations of over 4000 m (13,000 feet).[2][3]

Eutrema nepalense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Eutrema
Species:
E. nepalense
Binomial name
Eutrema nepalense
(Al-Shehbaz, Arai & H. Ohba) Al-Shehbaz, G.Q.Hao & J.Quan Liu (2017)
Synonyms[1]

Pegaeophyton nepalense Al-Shehbaz, Kats.Arai & H.Ohba (1998)

Eutrema nepalense is 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.[2][4][5] It grows among moss, under rocks by streams, and alpine grasslands.[3]

The species was first described in 1998 as Pegaeophyton nepalense. It was renamed Eutrema nepalense in 2017.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Eutrema nepalense (Al-Shehbaz, Kats.Arai & H.Ohba) Al-Shehbaz, G.Q.Hao & J.Quan Liu. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b Al-Shehbaz, Ihsan Ali, Arai, Katsutoshi, & Ohba, Hideaki. 1998. A new Pegaeophyton (Brassicaceae) from Nepal. Novon 8:327-329.
  3. ^ a b "Pegaeophyton nepalense in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Tropicos". www.tropicos.org.