Friday, September 30, 2022

[Botany • 2021] Garcinia sibeswarii (Clusiaceae) • A New Species from Assam, India


Garcinia sibeswarii   

in Shameer, Sarma, Mohanan & Begum, 2021.
 
Abstract
Garcinia sibeswarii, a new species of Garcinia from the Dulang Reserve Forest, Assam, North East India is described and illustrated. The new species is allied to Garcinia celebica, but differs in having 4-celled ovary; entire, peltate, reddish stigma and seeds with fibrous aril.
 
Keywords: Garcinia, Garcinia sibeswarii, Assam, North East India, Eudicots


Peerumuhammed Subaida Shameer, Jatindra Sarma, Narayanan Nair Mohanan and Ajima Begum. 2021. Garcinia sibeswarii (Clusiaceae), A New Species from Assam, India. Phytotaxa. 507(2); 191–197. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.507.2.7
  thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/monkeys-poop-rotten-fruit-tree-thats-new-to-science/article34797058.ece