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Pseudostellaria retusa (Pseudostellaria retusa)

Description

Pseudostellaria retusa is a carnivorous species described first by Jisaburo Ohwi , and now became known as Yong Yung Shan Lian . Pseudostellaria retusa is part of the genus Pseudostellaria and the family carnivores . No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life . Pseudostellaria is a genus of flowering plants in the pink family. There are up to 20 species, most of which occur in Asia. They are similar to Stellaria, differing in the morphology of the roots and fruit capsules and having shallower notches in the petals

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Tracheophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Caryophyllales

            • Family: Caryophyllaceae

              • Genus: Pseudostellaria