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| Garcinia pushpangadaniana T. Sabu, N. Mohanan, Krishnaraj, & Shareef, |
Abstract
Garcinia pushpangadaniana, a new species of Garcinia from the southern part of the Western Ghats, India, is described, discussed and illustrated. This species is allied to Garcinia xanthochyma.
Keywords: ecology, Garcinia, Garcinia xanthochyma, taxonomy
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| Garcinia pushpangadaniana. A. Habit with inflorescence; B. Female flower; C. Sepal (male flower); D1. Petal (Female flower); D2. Petal (Male flower); E. Staminate flower without sepals and petals; F. Pistillate flower without sterile stamens; G. Stigma; H. Cross section of ovary; I. Fruit; J. Seed. (Drawn after Sabu, Shareef & Krishnaraj 72601 by M.V. Krishnaraj). |
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| Garcinia pushpangadaniana. A. Habit; B. Blaze (inset); C. Leaves; D. Female flower bud; E. Opened female flower; F & G. Fruits at various stages of maturity; H. Mature fruit; I. Ripened fruit; J. Seed. (Prepared by S.M. Shareef from living plants at Kadalar, Idukki district, the type locality of G. pushpangadaniana). |
Garcinia pushpangadaniana T. Sabu, N. Mohanan, Krishnaraj, & Shareef, sp. nov.
Eponymy:— The specific epithet honors Dr. P. Pushpangadan, former Director of Jawaharlal NehruTropical Botanical Garden & Research Institute for his invaluable contributions in the fields of Plantconservation, Ethnobiology, Ethnopharmacology and Pharmacognosy.
Thygarajan Sabu, Narayanan Nair Mohanan, Moothedathu Venugopalan Nair Krishnaraj, Sainudeen Muhammed Shareef, Peerumuhammed Subaida Shameer and Ponnus Ezabelrajam Roy. 2013. Garcinia pushpangadaniana (Clusiaceae), A New Species from the southern Western Ghats, India
Phytotaxa. 116((2):; 51–56. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.116.2.2
