Abstract
Diospyros udaiyanii, a new species from Kakkayam forest of Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats of Kerala, India is described and illustrated. It is closely allied to D. pilosiusculata G. Don. in its stunted habit, smaller, glabrous leaves and large broad 4 or 5 glabrous calyx lobes with long pedicel, the absence of tomentose hairs on twigs, petiole, pedicel, calyx and leaf margin.Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 22(2): 83-86, 2015 (December)
Highlights
The genus Diospyros L. belonging to the family Ebenaceae is mostly confined to the tropics (Mabberley, 2008)
During the course of floristic exploration along the evergreen forests of Kakkayam, Western Ghats of Kerala in South India, the authors collected some interesting specimens of Diospyros with one population of four trees and only one tree with flowers
Diagnosis: Diospyros udaiyanii can be distinguished from D. pilosiusculata for its smaller height, long pedicel, and bright yellow, globose hairy solitary fruits, absence of tomentose hairs on twigs, petiole, pedicel, calyx and leaf midrib and margin, smaller, glabrous leaves, and large broad
Summary
The genus Diospyros L. belonging to the family Ebenaceae is mostly confined to the tropics (Mabberley, 2008). In India, Diospyros is represented by 66 taxa, including five varieties (Singh, 2008). During the course of floristic exploration along the evergreen forests of Kakkayam, Western Ghats of Kerala in South India, the authors collected some interesting specimens of Diospyros with one population of four trees and only one tree with flowers.
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