Solanum pulneyensis Soosairaj, sp. nov. (Solanaceae) from Palani Hills National Park of Tamil Nadu, India

Solanum pulneyensis Soosairaj, sp. nov. (Solanaceae) from Palani Hills National Park of Tamil Nadu, India

A new species, Solanum pulneyensis Soosairaj, sp. nov. (Solanaceae) is described from the woody savanna forest of Palani Hills National Park, Tamil Nadu, India. This species is unusual and special as it has subcapsular fruits unlike other Indian Solanum L. species that have berry fruits besides bein...

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Veröffentlicht in:Adansonia 2021-11, Vol.43 (21), p.235-240
Hauptverfasser: Soosairaj, Sebastian, Raja, Prakasam, Balaguru, Balakrishnan, Tagore, Johny Kumar
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Sprache:eng
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espèce nouvelle
fruit subcapsulaire
Inde
India
new species
Solanaceae
Solanum
subcapsular fruit
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Zusammenfassung:A new species, Solanum pulneyensis Soosairaj, sp. nov. (Solanaceae) is described from the woody savanna forest of Palani Hills National Park, Tamil Nadu, India. This species is unusual and special as it has subcapsular fruits unlike other Indian Solanum L. species that have berry fruits besides being entirely enclosed within persistent calyx as that of S. wightii Nees. A detailed morphological description with line drawings is provided here.
ISSN:1280-8571
DOI:10.5252/adansonia2021v43a21