Murdannia loriformis (Hasskarl) R.S. Rao & Kammathy (1962: 393) Pl.

Antony, Anna Ancy & Nampy, Santhosh, 2014, Taxonomic significance of capsule and seed characters of Indian species of Murdannia Royle (Commelinaceae), Phytotaxa 178 (1), pp. 1-22 : 7

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.178.1.1

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scientific name

Murdannia loriformis (Hasskarl) R.S. Rao & Kammathy (1962: 393) Pl.
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15. Murdannia loriformis (Hasskarl) R.S. Rao & Kammathy (1962: 393) Pl. View in CoL 2E; 5E; 10A, B

Capsule ovate, 4–5 × 2–3 mm. Seeds 2 per locule, uniseriate, ovate to elliptic, 2–2.1 × 1–1.2 mm; testa foveolatereticulate, pale warts around depressions, slightly ridged and furrowed, farinose granules present; hilum linear to oblong; embryotega semidorsal.

Specimens examined: –– Karnataka, Dakshina Kannada district, s.loc., s.die, R.K. Arora 3186 (CAL). Kerala, Malappuram district, Nedumkayam, 7 December 2002, Joby Paul 5108 (DEV). Pathanamthitta district, Gavi, 21 August 2010, Sheba M. Joseph 2966 (DEV). Kozhikode district, Muthappanpuzha, 18 July 2010, Anna Ancy Antony & Manudev 3501 (DEV). West Bengal, Darjeeling district, Kalimpong, 2 miles from Kumudini vidyashram, 15 July 1962, R.V. Kammathy 81255 (BSI); Kurseong, 29 August 2009, Anna Ancy Antony & Santhosh Nampy 2367 (DEV).

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Commelinales

Family

Commelinaceae

Genus

Murdannia

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Gastropoda

Order

Stylommatophora

Family

Camaenidae

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