A remarkable new species of Salacia (Celastraceae: Salacioideae) from the Western Ghats, India

A new species of Salacia is described from Karnataka and Kerala states of the Western Ghats, India. It is unique within the genus on account of its obliquely dehiscing anthers and 7–10 cm long, prolate to broadly ellipsoid or ovoid, keeled, greenish‐yellow 5‐ to 8‐seeded fruit with thin epicarp and...

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Published in:Nordic journal of botany 2020-04, Vol.38 (4), p.n/a
Main Authors: Page, Navendu V., Nandikar, Mayur D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthers
branched cymes
dry mesocarp
ellipsoid fruits
endemic
New species
prolate
Salacia
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Summary:A new species of Salacia is described from Karnataka and Kerala states of the Western Ghats, India. It is unique within the genus on account of its obliquely dehiscing anthers and 7–10 cm long, prolate to broadly ellipsoid or ovoid, keeled, greenish‐yellow 5‐ to 8‐seeded fruit with thin epicarp and dry mesocarp. Salacia megacarpa sp. nov. can be grouped with S. fruticosa Heyne ex M.A.Lawson and S. oblonga Wight & Arn. which are the only other species from the sub‐continent which exhibit axillary, ramiflorous, dichotomously branched cymes.
ISSN:0107-055X
1756-1051
DOI:10.1111/njb.02647