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| Boeica clarkei Hareesh, L.Wu, A. Joe & M.Sabu
in Vadakkoot, Lei, Alfred & Mamiyil, 2018.
DOI: 10.1111/njb.01551
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Abstract
Boeica clarkei, a new species is described from Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India. This novelity resemble B. porosa but differ in having corolla externally pubescent, an inconspicuous disc and transversely dehiscing anthers. From B. multinervia it differs in being pubescent rather than woolly, and in having only 8–12 paired lateral leaf veins, only ca 1 mm long corolla tube, and longer lip lobes. A detailed description along with colour photographs, distribution, conservation status and a key to the Indian species of Boeica are provided.
Keywords: Boeica, Gesneriaceae, northeast India
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| Boeica clarkei sp. nov. (A) habit, (B)–(D) inflorescence: (B) front view, (C) side view, (D) back view, (E)–(G) corolla: (E) back view, (F) front view, (G) split opened showing stamens, (H) capsule with calyx, (I) immature infructescence.
Photos by V.S. Hareesh.
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Boeica clarkei Hareesh, L.Wu, A. Joe & M.Sabu sp. nov.
Etymology: The specific epithet honours C. B. Clarke, a British botanist
that described the genus Boeica and his contribution to the
field of plant taxonomy.
Sankaran Hareesh Vadakkoot, Wu Lei, Joe Alfred and Sabu Mamiyil. 2018. Boeica clarkei sp. nov. (Gesneriaceae) from northeastern India. Nordic Journal of Botany. 36(4); njb-01551. DOI: 10.1111/njb.01551
