A new species of Brachystelma (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae) from Karnataka, India

B. V. Gundappa; A. N.  Sringeswara; S. Vishwanath; P. Venu

doi:10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.02.01

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Published: 30.06.2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.02.01

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Brachystelma tumakurense, Conservation, Synanthous species, Taxonomy

B. V. Gundappa

Wildlife Aware Nature Club, Nisarga Layout, Sri Shivakumara Swamy Circle, Tumakuru, Karnataka – 572 103, India

A. N. Sringeswara

Mahatma Gandhi Botanical Garden, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK Campus, Bengaluru, Karnataka – 560 065, India

S. Vishwanath

Mahatma Gandhi Botanical Garden, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK Campus, Bengaluru, Karnataka – 560 065, India

P. Venu

Environment Protection Training and Research Institute, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telanagana – 500 032, India

Abstract

A new species of Brachystelma R.Br., B. tumakurense (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae Ceropegieae), is described and illustrated from Tumakuru district of Karnataka, India. It resembles B. bourneae Gamble, B. maculatum Hook.f. and B. rangacharii Gamble, but differs in corolla colour, corona structure and closing of the staminal corona over the gynostegium.

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Gundappa, B. V., Sringeswara, A. N., Vishwanath, S., & Venu, P. (2021). A new species of Brachystelma (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae) from Karnataka, India. Rheedea, 31(2), 48-52. https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.02.01

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