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Acalypha linearifolia Leandri (1942:275)

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Missing (Montero-Muñoz et al., 2023:458)

Last record: 21 January 1931 (Montero-Muñoz et al., 2023:458)

 

Distribution

eastern and southern Madagascar

 

Anatomy & Morphology

 

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

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Media

 

 

References

Original scientific description:

Leandri, J. (1942). Acalypha. Contribution à l’étude des Euphorbiacées de Madagascar (VI). Notululae Systematicae 10: 252-290.

 

Other references:

Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.

Govaerts, R., Frodin, D. G. and Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Montero-Muñoz, Iris, Cardiel, José María and Levin, Geoffrey A. (2018). Nomenclatural review of Acalypha (Euphorbiaceae. of the Western Indian Ocean Region (Madagascar, the Comoros Archipelago, the Mascarene Islands and the Seychelles Archipelago). PhytoKeys 108: 85-116. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.108.27284 [p. 103]

Montero-Muñoz, Iris, Levin, Geoffrey A. and Cardiel, José María. (2023). Monograph of Acalypha L. (Euphorbiaceae) of the Western Indian Ocean Region, with the description of a new species from Mayotte. Adansonia, sér. 3, 45(26): 395-496. https://doi.org/10.5252/adansonia2023v45a26 

 

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Acalypha lepidopagensis Leandri (1942:280)

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Missing (Montero-Muñoz et al., 2023:454)

Last record: December 1912 (Montero-Muñoz et al., 2023:454)

 

Distribution

northern Madagascar

Type locality: "Madagascar. Prov. Antsiranana, Massif du Tsaratanana" (Montero-Muñoz et al., 2023:454)

 

Anatomy & Morphology

 

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Original scientific description:

Leandri, J. (1942). Acalypha. Contribution à l’étude des Euphorbiacées de Madagascar (VI). Notululae Systematicae 10: 252-290.

 

Other references:

Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.

Govaerts, R., Frodin, D. G. and Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [p. 72]

Leandri, J. (1952). Les arbres et grands arbustes malgaches de la familie Euphorbiacées. Naturaliste Malgache 4(1): 47-82.

Montero-Muñoz, Iris, Cardiel, José María and Levin, Geoffrey A. (2018). Nomenclatural review of Acalypha (Euphorbiaceae. of the Western Indian Ocean Region (Madagascar, the Comoros Archipelago, the Mascarene Islands and the Seychelles Archipelago). PhytoKeys 108: 85-116. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.108.27284 [p. 103]

Montero-Muñoz, Iris, Levin, Geoffrey A. and Cardiel, José María. (2023). Monograph of Acalypha L. (Euphorbiaceae) of the Western Indian Ocean Region, with the description of a new species from Mayotte. Adansonia, sér. 3, 45(26): 395-496. https://doi.org/10.5252/adansonia2023v45a26

Schatz, G. E. (2001). Generic Tree Flora of Madagascar. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 477 pp. [p. 142]

 

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Acalypha leandrii I.Montero & Cardiel (2020:61)

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Missing (Montero-Muñoz et al., 2023:452)

Last record: 5-8 February 1960 (Montero-Muñoz et al., 2023:452)

 

Distribution

western central Madagascar

Type locality: "Madagascar. Reg. Melaky [Prov. Mahajanga], Antsalova, vers Ambodiriana (E. d’Antsalova), 18°40’0.12”S, 44°43’59.879”E, 100-150 m" (Montero-Muñoz et al., 2023:452)

 

Anatomy & Morphology

 

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Original scientific description:

Montero-Muñoz, Iris, Cardiel, José María and Levin, Geoffrey A. (2020). Four new species of Acalypha L. (Euphorbiaceae, Acalyphoideae) from the West Indian Ocean Region. PhytoKeys 140: 57-73. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.140.50229

 

Other references:

Montero-Muñoz, Iris, Levin, Geoffrey A. and Cardiel, José María. (2023). Monograph of Acalypha L. (Euphorbiaceae) of the Western Indian Ocean Region, with the description of a new species from Mayotte. Adansonia, sér. 3, 45(26): 395-496. https://doi.org/10.5252/adansonia2023v45a26

 

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Phyllanthus macrocalyx Müll.Arg. (1863)

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Last record: 1873 (Naveen et al., 2016)

Rediscovered on 25 June 2015 (Naveen et al., 2016)

 

Distribution

Kerala & Tamil Nadu, India

 

Anatomy & Morphology

 

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Balakrishnan, N. P., Chakrabarthy, T., Sanjappa, M., Lakshminarasimhan, P. and Singh, P. (2012). Flora of India, Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta, vol. 23, p. 456.

Gamble, J. S. (1925). Flora of the Presidency of Madras, Vol. 1, West Newman & Co., Adlard & Son, London, p. 1292.

Hooker, Joseph Dalton. (1887). In Flora of British India, L. Reeve & Co, London, vol. 5, p. 301.

Naveen, K. V. V., Prabhukumar, K. M., Bhavadas, N. and Sunil, C. N. (2016). Rediscovery of Phyllanthus macrocalyx Müll.Arg. (Phyllanthaceae), a rare endemic species of Western Ghats, India. Current Science 110(1): 33-35.

Sharma, B. D., Singh, N. P., Raghavan, R. S. and Deshpande, U. R. (1984). Flora of Karnataka Analysis, Botanical Survey India, Calcutta. [p. 255]

 

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Koilodepas calycinum Bedd. (1873:ccvii)

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonym/s: Adenochlaena calycina Bedd. in Fl. Sylv. S. India: ccvii (1873)

 

Conservation Status

Rediscovered

 

Distribution

Tamil Nadu, India

 

Anatomy & Morphology

 

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Balakrishnan, N. P. and Chakrabarty, T. (2007). The family Euphorbiaceae in India. A synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography: 1-500. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.

Govaerts, R., Frodin, D. G. and Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Nair, N. C. and Srinivasan, S. R. (1983 "1982"). On the rediscovery of Koilodepas calycinum Bedd. (Euphorbiaceae) and Holcolemma canaliculatum (Nees ex Steud.) Stapf. ex Hubbard (Poaceae) from south India. Bull. Bot. Surv. India 24(1-4): 241-242.

Rao, C. Kameswara, Geetha, B. L. and Suresh, Geetha. (2003). Red List of Threatened Vascular Plant Species in India. ENVIS Centre on Floral Diversity, Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata. xxiv + 144 pp. [automatic download]

 

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  1. Inversodicraea pygmaea
  2. Inversodicraea tanzaniensis
  3. Ledermanniella lunda
  4. Passiflora cuneata ssp. nov. ‘Miguel Molinari’

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