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Koenigia arunachalensis sp. nov. (Polygonaceae), a new species from Eastern Himalaya, India

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Koenigia arunachalensis sp. nov., a new species of Polygonaceae, from Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh, India is described and illustrated. A detailed description, illustration, color photoplate with photographs of habit and habitat, and a distribution map are provided. The new species closely resembles K. nepalensis but can be distinguished by its lanceolate leaves (versus ovate), bipartite ochrea (versus funnel‐shaped), lanceolate bract (versus elliptic‐ovate), inflorescence with 8–25 flowers (versus 5–10 flowers), pedicel 1.8–2.2 mm long (versus 1–1.5 mm), stamens 5 (versus 3) and staminodes absent (versus present, 5). It is highly abundant in the study areas and was observed from the Indo‐Bhutan border to the Indo‐Tibet border. Provisionally, the new species has been assigned as Data Deficient (DD) following IUCN guidelines.

Source: Nordic Journal of Botany

DOI: 10.1002/njb.04750

Authors: Bipankar Hajong, Magnus Lidén, Pankaj Bharali

Institutions: North East Institute of Science and Technology, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Uppsala University

Language: English

Topic: Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India

Award: G1729475357