Symplocos sisparensis (Symplocaceae), a new species from the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, India

B. KARTHIK; M. MURUGESAN; V. ANUSUBA; M. PREMKUMAR; R. THARANI

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.589.1.8

Issue: Vol. 589 No. 1: 21 March 2023

Type: Article

Published: 2023-03-21

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.589.1.8

Page range: 83-90

Abstract views: 80

PDF downloaded: 4

Symplocos sisparensis (Symplocaceae), a new species from the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, India

B. KARTHIK⁺⁻
M. MURUGESAN⁺⁻
V. ANUSUBA⁺⁻
M. PREMKUMAR⁺⁻
R. THARANI⁺⁻

Botanical Survey of India (BSI), Southern Regional Centre (SRC), TNAU Campus, Lawley Road, Coimbatore – 641003, Tamil Nadu, India

Mukurthi Nilgiri hills Symplocaceae Tamil Nadu Western Ghats Eudicots

Requires Subscription or Fee PDF (18MB)

Abstract

Symplocos sisparensis, a new species of Symplocaceae has been collected from Mukurthi National Park in Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR). The new species is morphologically similar to Symplocos foliosa Wight, however it is differing from by its habit, branchlets, leaves, calyx lobes, style and fruit characters. Therefore, the new species is described with detailed description, phenology, distribution (including map) along with photographic plates and illustration to facilitate easy identification of this species in the field.

References

Ahmedullah, M. & Nayar, M.P. (1986) Endemic plants of the Indian region. Vol. 1. Peninsular India, Flora of India, ser. 4. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta, pp. 85–86.
Fritsch, P.W. & Almeda, F. (2015) A taxonomic revision of Antillean Symplocos (Symplocaceae). Phytotaxa 194 (1): 1–67. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.194.1.1
Fritsch, P.W., Kelly, L.M., Wang, Y., Almeda, F. & Kriebel, R. (2008) Revised infrafamilial classification of Symplocaceae based on phylogenetic data from DNA sequences and morphology. Taxon 57 (3): 823–852. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.573013
Gamble, J.S. (1921) Flora of the Presidency of Madras, Part IV (Rubiaceae to Ebenaceae). Adlard & Son Ltd., London.
Gopalan, R. (1987) Symplocaceae. In: Henry, A.N., Kumari, G.R. & Chitra, V. (Eds.) Flora of Tamil Nadu, India Ser. I. Analysis 2. Botanical Survey of India. Coimbatore.
Clarke, C.B. (1882) Styraceae. In: Hooker, J.D. (Ed.) The Flora of British India. Vol. III. L. Reeve & Co., London. pp. 572–588.
Hore, D.K. (1990) Symplocaceae. In: Nayar, M.P., Thothathri, K. & Sanjappa, M. (Eds.) Fascicles of Flora of India. Fascicle 20. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta, pp. 137–172.
IUCN Standards and Petitions Committee. (2022) Guidelines for using the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria. Version 15.1. Prepared by the Standards and Petitions Committee. Available from https://www.iucnredlist.org/documents/RedListGuidelines.pdf ( accessed: 16 February 2023).
Mabberley, D.J. (2018) Mabberley’s Plant-Book. A portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Ed 4. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 897 pp. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316335581
Narasimhan, D. & Irwin, S.J. (2021) Flowering Plants of Tamil Nadu: A Compendium. Care Earth Trust, Chennai.
Nayar, T.S., Beegam, A.R., Mohanan, N. & Rajkumar, G. (2006) Flowering Plants of Kerala - A Handbook. Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram.
Nayar, T.S., Beegam, A.R. & Sibi, M. (2014) Flowering Plants of the Western Ghats, India Vol. I. Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram.
Nooteboom, H.P. (1975) Revision of the Symplocaceae of the Old World, New Caledonia Excepted. Leiden University Press, Leiden.
POWO (2023) Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available from: http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/ (accessed 1 February 2023)
Sasidharan, N. (2004) Biodiversity Documentation for Kerala, part 6: Flowering Plants. Kerala Forest Research Institute Peechi.
Sharma, B.D., Shetty, B.V., Vajravelu, E., Kumari, G.R., Vivekanathan, K., Chandrabose, M., Swaminathan, M.S., Chandrasekaran, R., Subbarao, G.V., Ellis, J.L., Rathakrishnan, N.C., Karthikeyan, S., Chandrasekaran, V. & Srinivasan, S.R. (1977) Studies on the flora of Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. Biological Memoirs, Vol.2 No. 1 & 2. International Publishers, Lucknow.
Stephen, J., Fritsch, P.W. & Mohanan, N.N., (2017) Symplocos parvibracteata sp. nov. (Symplocaceae) from the Western Ghats, Kerala, India. Nordic Journal of Botany 35: 426–431.
Stephen, J., Fritsch, P.W., Mohanan, N.N. & Liriina, D.K. (2021) Elevation of Symplocos macrophylla subsp. namboodiriana (Symplocaceae) to the species rank. Phytotaxa 502 (1): 101–106. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.502.1.8