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Issue: Vol. 749 No. 1: 25 Mar. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-03-25
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.749.1.8
Page range: 103-110
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Tacca sanctijosephii (Dioscoreaceae), a new species from Northeast India

Department of Botany, St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda, Thrissur District, Kerala 680121, India; Department of Botany, University of Calicut, Malappuram District, Kerala 673635, India
Department of Botany, St. Thomas College (Autonomous), Thrissur, Kerala 680001, India; Department of Botany, University of Calicut, Malappuram District, Kerala 673635, India
G16, Subha Elan, Terracon Homes Layout, Lakshmisagara Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560081, India
Indo-Myanmar biodiversity hotspot Tripura Monocots

Abstract

Tacca sanctijosephii, sp. nov. (Dioscoreaceae) is described from moist evergreen forests of Tripura, Northeast India. The species was identified based on detailed morphological study of flowering material obtained from plants cultivated in the Botanical Garden of St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda, Kerala, originally collected from Rajnagar in Kumarghat of Unakoti district, Tripura, India. The new taxon is distinguished from its morphologically allied species Tacca integrifolia by a unique combination of vegetative and floral characters. For ease of comparison, diagnostic vegetative and floral characters of the closely allied species Tacca integrifolia are illustrated.

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How to Cite

Joe, A., Neelamkavil, S.V. & Roy, D. (2026) Tacca sanctijosephii (Dioscoreaceae), a new species from Northeast India. Phytotaxa 749 (1): 103–110. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.749.1.8