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Volume 57, December 2015

Articles

A New Combination and Lectotypication of Two Names in Didymocarpus (Gesneriaceae)

https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo/v57/2015/87088

Published 2015-12-01

  • Sudeshna Datta
    • ,
  • B. K. Sinha

Sudeshna Datta
Botanical Survey of India, Industrial Section, Indian Museum Kolkata 700016, West Bengal

B. K. Sinha
Botanical Survey of India, Industrial Section, Indian Museum Kolkata 700016, West Bengal

Abstract

The paper deals with Didymocarpus pulchrus (pulcher) which is reduced to a variety of Didymocarpus punduanus Wall. ex R.Br. The diagnostic characters of the aforesaid species as well as the key to the varieties discussed in the paper with designation of lectotypification of varietal names.

Keywords

Didynocarpus, New Combination, Lectotype, Gesneriaceae, India.

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