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

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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

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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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Vol. 31 No. 2 (2021): Rheedea

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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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