Thanks, Tapas ji. What do you think the posted species can be? On Tue, 6 Jun 2023 at 23:04, Tapas Chakrabarty <[email protected]> wrote:
> It may be noted that the genus *Suregada *Roxb. ex Rottler exhibits > extra-ordinary phenological plasticity. Each species seems to be connected > to some other species with endless intermediated. Hence, species > delimitations in the genus are based on some tendencies exhibited by the > taxa rather than sharp discontinuities or differences. > > In India, we have three recognized species, as follows: > > *1. Suregada bifaria *(Roxb. ex Willd.) Baill., Hist. Pl. 5: 120. 1874; > Ramana *et al. *in Phytotaxa 221: 183. 2015. – *Gelonium bifarium *Roxb. > [Hort. Bengal. 73. 1814, *nom. nud.*] ex Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4(2): > 831. 1806. > > *Type *(lectotype, designated by Ramana *et al., *2015): India, *Roxburgh > s.n. *(B-W18501-020!). Remaining original material: India, *Roxburgh s.n. > *(B-W10501-010!). > > *Distribution: *India (Andaman & Nicobar Islands), throughout Malesia to > N Australia. > > Usually recognizable by the bilocular fruits. > > *2. Suregada lanceolata *(Willd.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 619. 1891. – > *Gelonium > lanceolatum *Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4(2): 832. 1806; Roxb., Hort. > Bengal. 73. 1814 & Fl. Ind. 3: 831. 1832. > > *Type *India, *Klein *782 (holotype B-W18502-010, digital image!). > > Link: https://herbarium.bgbm.org/object/BW18502010 > > = *Gelonium angustifolium *Müll.Arg. in DC., Prodr. 15(2): 1128. 1866. – > *Suregada > angustifolia *(Müll.Arg.) Airy Shaw in Kew Bull. 23: 128. 1969. > > *Type *(first-step lectotype, designated by Airy Shaw, 1969): Sri Lanka, > Adams Peak, March 1846, *Thwaites *CP [Ceylon Plants] 252 (K). > Second-step lectotype (designated by Chakrabarty in Ann. Pl. Sci. 8: 3634. > 2019): Sri Lanka, *Thwaites *CP [Ceylon Plants] 252 (K000247072, digital > image!; isolectotypes G00319624, K000247073, digital images!). Additional > syntypes: India, Cochin, *Johnston s.n. *(K000247071, digital image!); > Sri Lanka, *Thwaites *CP [Ceylon Plants] 696 (G00319623, G00319625, > K000247068, digital images!); Sri Lanka, *Thwaites *CP [Ceylon Plants] > 2101 (G00319622, digital image!). > > *Distribution: *Sri Lanka and peninsular India. > > Distinguished from *S. multiflora *usually by the narrowly > oblong-elliptic to lanceolate-oblong or narrowly oblong- obovate to > oblanceolate leave, fewer flowers per cymule and smaller fruits (usually up > to 1 cm in diameter). However, these characters may overlap. > > *3. Suregada multiflora *(A. Juss.) Baill., Étude Euphorb. 396. 1858. – > *Gelonium > multiflorum *A. Juss., Euphorb. Gen. 111, t. 10, f. 31A. 1824. > > *Type *(lectotype, designated by Chakrabarty in Ann. Pl. Sci. 8: 3633. > 2019): [icon] in A. Juss., Euphorb. Gen. 111, t. 10, f. 31A. 1824. > > = *Gelonium fasciculatum *Roxb. [Hort. Bengal. 73. 1814, *nom. nud. *(as > *fascuculatum*)] Fl. Ind. 3: 832. 1832. > > *Type *(lectotype, designated by Chakrabarty in Ann. Pl. Sci. 8: 3633. > 2019): Without locality (presumably India), *No collector s.n. *[7891] > (K001128695, digital image!). Remaining original material: Icones > Roxburghianae, No. 124 (CAL!, K, image!). > > *Distribution: *India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, China, Laos, Vietnam, > Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, Celebes and Lesser Sunda Islands. > > See differences from *S. lanceolata *as given above. > > On Sat, Jun 3, 2023 at 4:37 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Keys from BSI Flora of India >> <https://efloraindia.bsi.gov.in/eFlora/taxonList.action?id=177&type=3> >> as given below are creating some doubt about it being *Suregada >> lanceolata*. Maybe Tapas ji can clarify further. >> 1a. Leaves obovate or oblanceolate, sharply acuminate at apex, up to 15 >> cm long; flowers small, few in fascicles; fruits smooth, deeply lobed, >> keeled on lobes, 7 - 10 mm in diam. 1. *Suregada angustifolia >> <https://efloraindia.bsi.gov.in/eFlora/taxonList.action?id=350&type=4>* >> b. Leaves elliptic to oblong-elliptic, rounded or obtuse at apex, entire, >> up to 25 cm long; flowers rather large, many in cymes or clusters; fruits >> rough, obscurely lobed, 12 - 15 mm in diam. 2. *Suregada multiflora >> <https://efloraindia.bsi.gov.in/eFlora/taxonList.action?id=352&type=4>* >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> From: Santhan P <[email protected]> >> Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2014 at 16:19 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:181014] Suregada angustifolia(Baill ex Muell - >> Arg) Airyshaw >> To: <[email protected]> >> >> >> *Suregada angustifolia(Baill ex Muell - Arg) Airyshaw*; (= Gelonium >> lanceolatum aut non Willd, G. angustifolium Baill ex Muell - Arg.); Fam: >> Euphorbiaceae, Wild tree, Talakona, Chithoor dt, Andhrapradesh, >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> > -- With regards, J.M.Garg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. 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