Senegalia ajaya (Mimosoid clade, Caesalpinioideae, Fabaceae), a new species from Birbhum District, West Bengal, India
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: A new species of Senegalia, S. ajaya (Mimosoid clade, Caesalpinioideae, Fabaceae) is described and illustrated from Birbhum district of West Bengal, India. This species is closely related to Senegalia caesia but can be distinguished from S. caesia by its distinctive characters such as: climbing shrub habit; internode bearing 6-lines of prickles; tendrils on the branches; rachilla prickles on the underside; two types of paraphyllidia at pinnae bases; asymmetrically rounded leaflet base; mid vein extended straight to the apiculate apex.
Source: Phytotaxa
Authors: SHAMIM ALAM, ADANI LOKHO
Institutions: Suri Vidyasagar College, Visva-Bharati University
Language: English
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4403383991