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NORDIC JOURNAL OF BOTANY
Volume 39, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/njb.03324
Keywords
Asia; conservation status; Cyanotinae; taxonomy; Tradescantiae-Hexandrae
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The article describes a new species, Cyanotis deccanensis, from Andhra Pradesh, India, providing a detailed description and illustrations, as well as assessing its conservation status. It distinguishes this species from others by various characteristics such as the glabrous stem, cobwebby leaf sheath and lamina, and densely haired fruit apex.
Cyanotis deccanensis P. Yugandhar, P. Sivaramakrishna, N. Savithramma & L.J. Singh, a new species from Andhra Pradesh, India is described and illustrated, and its conservation status is assessed. The glabrous stem with long internodes, cobwebby leaf sheath and lamina, terminal inflorescence with 2-4 cincinni, bracts longer than cincinni, cobwebby bracteoles, slightly reflexed upper bracteoles, cobwebby sepals, glabrous style, densely haired fruit apex and 6-8 pits on dorsal side of elliptic seeds distinguishes it from all previously known species. A detailed description, photographs, distribution, illustrations and an identification key to all known species of Cyanotis in India are provided.
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