Desmos viridiflorus Saff. (1912:506)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Unona viridiflora Bedd. in Icon. Pl. Ind. Or.: 34 (1874), nom. illeg.
Conservation Status
Last record: 15 May 1903 (Nayar & Sastry, 1987:24 [as 1903]; Eganathan, 1997:836 [as 15 May 1903])
Rediscovered on 6 April 1995 (Eganathan, 1997:836)
Distribution
Kerala & Tamil Nadu, India
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Safford, W. E. (1912). Desmos the proper generic name for the so-called Unonas of the Old World. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 39: 501-508.
Other references:
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Henry, A. N., Vivekananthan, K. and Nair, N. C. (1978). Rare and Threatened Flowering Plants of South India. The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 75: 684-697 [685].
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Turner, I. M. (2011). The correct citation and typification of the name Desmos viridiflorus (Annonaceae). Edinburgh Journal of Botany 68(2): 173-175.
Vajravelu, E. and Daniel, P. (1983). Materials for a catalogue of threatened plants of India. In: Jain, S. K. and Sastry, A. R. K. (eds.). Calcutta: Botanical Survey of India. [p. 8]