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Issue: Vol. 638 No. 1: 27 Feb. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-02-27
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.638.1.7
Page range: 79-86
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Swertia kashmirensis subsp. darii (Gentianaceae), a new taxon from Kashmir Himalaya, India

Centre for Biodiversity & Taxonomy, Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar—190006, J&K, India. Plant Reproductive Biology, Genetic Diversity and Phytochemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar—190006, J&K, India.
Centre for Biodiversity & Taxonomy, Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar—190006, J&K, India.
Centre for Biodiversity & Taxonomy, Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar—190006, J&K, India.
Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, North Campus, Delina Baramulla—193103, J&K, India.
Centre for Biodiversity & Taxonomy, Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar—190006, J&K, India.
Plant Reproductive Biology, Genetic Diversity and Phytochemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar—190006, J&K, India.
Biodiversity Taxonomy New Taxon Flora Swertia Himalaya Eudicots

Abstract

Swertia kashmirensis subsp. darii (Gentianaceae), a new taxon from Kashmir Himalaya, India is described here with description and photographic illustrations. The new taxon resembles in few morphological characters with congeneric S. kashmirensis, but differs clearly in having basal leaves with apices acute, petals elliptic-oblong, apices obtuse with an apical notch, whitish adaxially and purplish with dull whitish margins abaxially, size of nectaries and fimbriae, carpel ovoid, anthers ovate, capsule ellipsoid, seeds brownish, round with wings narrow.

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