Viola kouliana (Violaceae: section Sclerosium), a new species from India

Viola kouliana (Violaceae), a new species from Jammu and Kashmir State, India, is described and illustrated. The species is described and compared with the morphologically related species Viola cinerea and V. behboudiana from which it differs by having puberulous stipules, longer spur, curved style,...

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Published in:Nordic journal of botany 2022-08, Vol.2022 (8), p.n/a
Main Authors: Bhellum, B. L., Magotra, Rani
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
India
New species
section Sclerosium
Seeds
Stigmas (botany)
Viola kouliana
Violaceae
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Summary:Viola kouliana (Violaceae), a new species from Jammu and Kashmir State, India, is described and illustrated. The species is described and compared with the morphologically related species Viola cinerea and V. behboudiana from which it differs by having puberulous stipules, longer spur, curved style, stigma with unequal discs, an oblong or obovoid capsule which is glabrous and obtuse at apex, containing nine seeds which are 1.4 mm long and smooth.
ISSN:0107-055X
1756-1051
DOI:10.1111/njb.03648