Notes on Strobilanthes cuspidata with reinstatement of Endopogon versicolor (Acanthaceae)

Authors

  • Sinjumol Thomas Department of Botany, Carmel College, Mala, Thrissur 680 732, India
  • Bince Mani Department of Botany, St. Thomas College Palai, Kottayam 686 574, India
  • S John Britto The Rapinat Herbarium and Centre for Molecular Systematics, St. Joseph’s College Tiruchirappalli 620 002, India
  • Yunfei Deng Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Science, Guangzhou 510 650, P. R. China
  • A K Pradeep WWI Innovative Solutions, Kottayam 686 576, Kerala, India
  • E S Santhosh Kumar Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode, Thiruvananthapuram 695 562, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.2020.7.1.627

Keywords:

Acanthaceae, Endopogon, Strobilanthes, Nomenclature, Pollen, Taxonomy

Abstract

Endopogon versicolor Wight, previously treated as a synonym of Strobilanthes cuspidata (Benth.) T. Anderson, is reinstated as a distinct species and a new name S. benthamii B. Mani, Sinj. Thomas, Britto, A.K. Pradeep, Y.F. Deng & E.S.S. Kumar is necessarily proposed here. It differs from S. cuspidata by the stem and leaf indumentum, bract/calyx length ratio, corolla shape, pollen morphology, etc. Detailed descriptions, illustrations, pollen morphology and comparison with similar species are provided.

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01-01-2020

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Thomas S, Mani B, Britto SJ, Deng Y, Pradeep AK, Kumar ESS. Notes on Strobilanthes cuspidata with reinstatement of Endopogon versicolor (Acanthaceae). Plant Sci. Today [Internet]. 2020 Jan. 1 [cited 2024 Nov. 24];7(1):29-38. Available from: https://horizonepublishing.com/journals/index.php/PST/article/view/627

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