Stenanthium leimanthoides and S. densum (Melanthiaceae) revisited, with the description of two new species
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https://doi.org/10.17348/jbrit.v11.i2.1068Abstract
The genus Stenanthium, distributed through much of eastern United States, has previously been circumscribed with four species. Herbarium and field research on Stenanthium densum and S. leimanthoides (Melanthiaceae) support the recognition of two new segregate species, S. macrum and S. tennesseense. Data are presented on morphology, phenology, habitat, and distribution of each of these four species. Selected specimen records, distribution maps, field photographs, and a key to these four species are provided.
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Gleason, H.A. 1952. The new Britton & Brown illustrated flora of the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. 3 vols. New York Bot. Gard., Bronx, New York, U.S.A.
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Knapp, W.M., R.F.C. Naczi, W.D. Longbottom, C.A. Davis, W.A. McAvoy, C.T. Frye, J.W. Harrison, & P. Stango, III. 2011. Floristic discoveries in Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. Phytoneuron 2011-64:1–26.
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MacRoberts, M.H., B.R. MacRoberts, & L.S. Jackson. 2002. Floristics and management of pitcher plant bogs in northern Natchitoches and Winn parishes, Louisiana. Proc. Louisiana Acad. Sci. 64:14–21.
McDearman, W.W. 1984. Systematics of Zigadenus densus and Z. leimanthoides and phylogenetic implications of breeding systems in the Veratreae. A.S.B. Bull. 31:71 (abstract).
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Morris, M.W. 2012. Stenanthium leimanthoides (Melanthiaceae) and Nestronia umbellula (Santalaceae) in Alabama. Castanea 77:375–380.
Pyne, M. 2000. Biogeographic study of The Barrens of the Southeastern Highland Rim of Tennessee. Report prepared by the Association for Biodiversity Information for Arnold Engineering Development Center, Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee.
Radford, A.E., H.E. Ahles, & C.R. Bell. 1968. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas. University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, U.S.A.
Schwartz, F.C. 2002. Zigadenus. Flora of North America North of Mexico. Vol. 26, Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales. Oxford University Press, New York.
Singhurst, J.R., J.C. Cathy, D. Prochaska, H. Haucke, G.C. Kroh, & W.C. Holmes. 2003. The vascular flora of Gus Engeling Wildlife Management Area, Anderson County, Texas. S.E. Naturalist 2:347–368.
Small, J.K. 1933. Manual of the southeastern flora. Privately printed.
Sorrie, B.A. & A.S. Weakley. 2001. Coastal plain vascular plant endemics: phytogeographic patterns. Castanea 66:50–82.
Tennessee Flora Committee. 2015. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee. Univ. Tenn. Press, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Zomlefer, W.B. & W.S. Judd. 2002. Resurrection of segregates of the polyphyletic genus Zigadenus s.l. (Liliales: Melanthiaceae) and resulting new combinations. Novon 12:299–308.
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2017-11-29
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Sorrie , B. A. ., & Weakley, A. S. . (2017). Stenanthium leimanthoides and S. densum (Melanthiaceae) revisited, with the description of two new species. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 11(2), 275–286. https://doi.org/10.17348/jbrit.v11.i2.1068
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