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Issue: Vol. 683 No. 1: 29 Jan. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-01-29
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.683.1.6
Page range: 53-62
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Reevaluating the infraspecific taxa of Maesa rugosa C.B. Clarke (Primulaceae): Taxonomic reassessment and typification update

National Herbarium of Medicinal Plants and Repository of Raw Drugs, University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology (TDU), Yelahanka, Bengaluru, Karnataka–560 064, INDIA
Plant Biology and Systematics lab, Plant Breeding and Genetic Resource Conservation division, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Research Centre, Bengaluru, Karnataka–560 064, INDIA
Eastern Himalayas Maesaceae Myrsinaceae new variety Northeastern India typification Eudicots

Abstract

Maesa rugosa C.B. Clarke is a tropical shrub belonging to the family Primulaceae. Despite its prevalent distribution and morphological variation, the infraspecific taxonomy of M. rugosa remains unclear. The present study reevaluates the infraspecific classification of M. rugosa based on a comprehensive analysis of the morphological characters. Our study results in reorganizing three infraspecific taxa including one new variety and one new combination. We also provide an update on the typification of two names M. rugosa C.B. Clarke and M. rugosa var. griffithii C.B. Clarke following Articles 9.2 and 9.17 of the ICN code.

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How to Cite

Dhatchanamoorthy, N. & Devanathan, K. (2025) Reevaluating the infraspecific taxa of Maesa rugosa C.B. Clarke (Primulaceae): Taxonomic reassessment and typification update. Phytotaxa 683 (1): 53–62. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.683.1.6