Ardisia assamica sp. nov. (Primulaceae—Myrsinoideae) from Assam, India
A new species of Ardisia (Primulaceae), A. assamica is proposed based on material collected from Assam, India. It is characterized by compound cyme inflorescence; triangular sepals with ciliate margins bearing golden-yellow hairs; imbricate petals and non-pentahedral fruits. Detailed morphological description, colour photographs, phenology and distribution records are provided. A comparative analysis with two closely related species A. quinquegona Blume and A. quinquangularis A. DC. is also presented highlighting distinguishing characters.
Authors
- Manash Pratim Baruah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3064-2605)
- Nilakshee Devi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6007-4904)
- Gautam Kumar Saikia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2477-6885)
Institutions
- Gauhati University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Phytotaxa
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.722.1.8
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.81