Crotalaria multiflora var. kurisumalayana (Sibichen & Nampy) Krishnaraj & Mohanan
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.44.1.5 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5059538 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C41D87F5-FFD0-8C7D-FF14-3BE9FB39F92B |
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Felipe |
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Crotalaria multiflora var. kurisumalayana (Sibichen & Nampy) Krishnaraj & Mohanan |
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comb. et stat. nov. |
Crotalaria multiflora var. kurisumalayana (Sibichen & Nampy) Krishnaraj & Mohanan View in CoL , comb. et stat. nov.
BASIONYM:— Crotalaria kurisumalayana Sibichen & Nampy (2007: 106) View in CoL .
Type:— INDIA. Kerala: Kottayam district, Vagamon hills, Kurisumala , ± 900 msl, 1. November 2002, Sibichen & Nampy 732 (Holotype CAL; Isotypes CALI, SJC! Figure 2 View FIGURE 2 .) .
Distribution, habitat and phenology: — Crotalaria multiflora var. kurisumalayana is endemic to Kerala part of Southern Western Ghats but not included in any recent floristic analysis related to endemism ( Nayar et al. 2008; Sudhakar Reddy et al. 2007). This species grows in soil pockets in exposed rocks and also in sand wall cuttings in hilly areas. The major threat noticed was habitat loss by fragmentation of hilly areas in Idukki and Kottayam district of Kerala. Flowering and fruiting from September - May.
Specimens examined:—(For C. multiflora var. multiflora )— INDIA. Kerala: Idukki district , Vallakadavu, 850m, 12 November 1975, K . Vivekanandan 46648 ( MH); Idukki district, Way to Mangala Devi Temple , 1075m, 10 October 1976, K . Vivekanandan 48652 ( MH); Kottayam district, Peermedu , 1100m, 21 September 1964, K . Vivekanandan 20315 ( MH); Kottayam district, Kuttikkanum to Peermedu , 1100m, 21 January 1965, K . Vivekanandan 22911 ( MH); Palakkdu district, Below Ayyappan Kovil area , 900m, 26 October 1976, E . Vajravelu 48689 ( MH) .
(For C.multiflora var. kurisumalayana )— INDIA. Kerala: Idukki district, Mangaladevi , 1250 m, 24 August 1985, M. C . Lukose 1234 ( RHK); Idukki district, Elaveezhapoonchira 780m, 26 December 2002, Sibichen M . Thomas 759 ( CALI); Idukki district, Munnar , 1800m, 26 December 2001, Sibichen M . Thomas 671 ( CAL); Kottayam district, Vagamon hills, Kurisumala , 900m, 1 November 2002, Sibichen & Nampy 732 ( CALI); Kottayam , Panchalimedu , 26 January 2009, M. V . Krishnaraj 61896 ( TBGT) .
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Botanical Survey of India |
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University of Calicut |
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Sir John Cass College |
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Royal Botanic Gardens |
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Naturhistorisches Museum, Basel |
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh |
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Botanische Staatssammlung München |
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University of Copenhagen |
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St. Berchmans College |
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Royal British Columbia Museum - Herbarium |
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Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute |
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Crotalaria multiflora var. kurisumalayana (Sibichen & Nampy) Krishnaraj & Mohanan
| Krishnaraj, Moothedathu Venugopalan Nair & Mohanan, Narayanan Nair 2012 |
Crotalaria kurisumalayana
| Sibichen & Nampy 2007: 106 |