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Volume 65, Issue 1, July 2023

Articles

Dischidia acutifolia Maingay ex Hook.f. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae): An addition to the flora of India and with comments on its typification

https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo/v65/2023/173055

Published 2023-07-27

  • Santanu Dey
    • ,
  • Gopal Krishna
    • ,
  • M Firoz Ahmed
    • ,
  • Dipankar Lahkar
    • ,
  • Ramie Begum
    • ,
  • Ashalata Devi
    • ,
  • Gayatri Dutta
    • ,
  • Momita Narzari
    • ,
  • Bhanu Sinha
    • ,
  • Pranjal Talukdar
    • ,
  • Anupam Das

Santanu Dey
Department of Botany, Kohima Science College (Autonomous), Jotsoma, Phezu, Nagaland 797002

Gopal Krishna
Botanical Survey of India, CGO Complex, Salt Lake City, Kolkata - 700 064, West Bengal

M Firoz Ahmed
Aaranyak, 13, Tayab Ali Byelane, Bishnu Rabha Path, Guwahati, Assam, 781028

Dipankar Lahkar
Aaranyak, 13, Tayab Ali Byelane, Bishnu Rabha Path, Guwahati, Assam, 781028

Ramie Begum
Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University (Diphu campus), Diphu, Karbi Anglong, Assam 782462

Ashalata Devi
Department of Environmental Science, Tezpur University, Napam, Assam

Gayatri Dutta
Aaranyak, 13, Tayab Ali Byelane, Bishnu Rabha Path, Guwahati, Assam, 781028

Momita Narzari
Aaranyak, 13, Tayab Ali Byelane, Bishnu Rabha Path, Guwahati, Assam, 781028

Bhanu Sinha
Kachugaon Forest Division, Forest Department of Assam, Government of Assam, Assam, India

Pranjal Talukdar
Kachugaon Forest Division, Forest Department of Assam, Government of Assam, Assam, India

Anupam Das
Kachugaon Forest Division, Forest Department of Assam, Government of Assam, Assam

Abstract

Dischidia acutifolia Maingay ex Hook.f., is reported from Assam as new record for India. This species is a native of Indo-China to New Guinea. Detailed description, key to the Indian Dischidia species, color photoplate and illustration are provided to facilitate easy identification. In addition, comment on typification is also provided.

Keywords

Assam, Dischidia acutifolia, India, Lectotype, Seeds

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