<documentid="0388188AFE71CDD7C8F666B39CDDCD56"ID-DOI="10.11646/phytotaxa.645.3.9"ID-ISSN="1179-3163"ID-Zenodo-Dep="13215134"IM.bibliography_approvedBy="felipe"IM.illustrations_approvedBy="felipe"IM.materialsCitations_approvedBy="felipe"IM.tables_requiresApprovalFor="GgImagineBatch"IM.taxonomicNames_approvedBy="felipe"IM.treatments_approvedBy="felipe"checkinTime="1722597222785"checkinUser="felipe"docAuthor="Robi, Aloor Jose & Vijayasharma, Revathy"docDate="2024"docId="BB43FF26FFD01E34FF6CFF03FE59D6D9"docLanguage="en"docName="phytotaxa.645.3.9.pdf"docOrigin="Phytotaxa 645 (3)"docSource="http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.645.3.9"docStyle="DocumentStyle:96748F8F1B6C902996E134952A3A36B9.13:Phytotaxa.2014-.journal_article"docStyleId="96748F8F1B6C902996E134952A3A36B9"docStyleName="Phytotaxa.2014-.journal_article"docStyleVersion="13"docTitle="Litsea vagamonica Robi & Revathy V., sp. nov."docType="treatment"docVersion="2"lastPageNumber="299"masterDocId="477A875EFFD11E31FFE4FFF7FFB0D271"masterDocTitle="Litsea vagamonica (Lauraceae): a new species from southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India"masterLastPageNumber="300"masterPageNumber="294"pageNumber="295"updateTime="1722806530306"updateUser="ExternalLinkService"zenodo-license-figures="UNSPECIFIED"zenodo-license-treatments="UNSPECIFIED">
<mods:affiliationid="75CAABCF70D71D7E5482FDB1EAC7A65B">Department of Botany, Bi-shop Abraham Memori-al College, Thuruthi-cad, Pathanamthi-tta, Kerala, Indi-a- 689 597 & P. G. & Research Department of Botany, St. Thomas College, Kozhencherry, Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India ˗ 689 641</mods:affiliation>
<mods:affiliationid="6EB0D4331F86936EB2286EF6B2730449">P. G. & Research Department of Botany, St. Thomas College, Kozhencherry, Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India ˗ 689 641</mods:affiliation>
<taxonomicNameid="F4EA35B3FFD01E30FF6CFF03FDF0D37E"ID-CoL="CDKNS"authority="Robi & Revathy V."authorityName="Robi & Revathy V."box="[136,576,244,271]"class="Magnoliopsida"family="Lauraceae"genus="Litsea"kingdom="Plantae"order="Laurales"pageId="1"pageNumber="295"phylum="Tracheophyta"rank="species"species="vagamonica"status="sp. nov.">
<figureCitationid="ABD152B5FFD01E30FD4BFF03FCA2D37F"box="[687,786,244,270]"captionStart-0="FIGURE 1"captionStart-1="FIGURE 2"captionStart-2="FIGURE 3"captionStartId-0="1.[136,234,2058,2080]"captionStartId-1="2.[136,234,1953,1975]"captionStartId-2="3.[136,234,1953,1975]"captionTargetBox-0="[185,1401,292,2030]"captionTargetBox-1="[179,1407,190,1928]"captionTargetBox-2="[179,1407,190,1928]"captionTargetId-0="figure-36@1.[185,1401,292,2030]"captionTargetId-1="figure-17@2.[179,1407,190,1928]"captionTargetId-2="figure-25@3.[179,1407,190,1928]"captionTargetPageId-0="1"captionTargetPageId-1="2"captionTargetPageId-2="3"captionText-0="FIGURE 1. Holotype of Litsea vagamonica Robi & Revathy V.: A.J. Robi & Revathy Vijayasharma 330 (BAM)."captionText-1="FIGURE 2. Litsea vagamonica Robi & Revathy V.: A. Habit. B. Bark. C. Inner bark. D. Leaf, abaxial view. E. Branch with leaves. F. Branchlet with unopened umbels. G. Brachyblast with inflorescence. H. Tepal, adaxial side. I. Tepal, abaxial side. J. Umbel with male flowers. K. Male flower, longitudinal section. L. Outer stamens, abaxial side. M. Stamen with stipitate glands."captionText-2="FIGURE 3. Litsea vagamonica Robi & Revathy V.: A. Twig with immature brachyblasts. B–C. Branch with female inflorescences. D. Involucral bract, abaxial view. E. Involucral bract, adaxial view. F. Female flower. G. Female flower, longitudinal section. H. Staminodes without glands. I. Staminodes with glands. J. Gynoecium. K. Branch with immature fruits. L. Fruit with cleft cupule. M–N. Ripening and fully mature fruit, respectively."figureDoi-0="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13215136"figureDoi-1="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13215138"figureDoi-2="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13215140"httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/13215136/files/figure.png"httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/13215138/files/figure.png"httpUri-2="https://zenodo.org/record/13215140/files/figure.png"pageId="1"pageNumber="295">Figs 1–3</figureCitation>
Robi & Revathy V.: A. Habit. B. Bark. C. Inner bark. D. Leaf, abaxial view. E. Branch with leaves. F. Branchlet with unopened umbels. G. Brachyblast with inflorescence. H. Tepal, adaxial side. I. Tepal, abaxial side. J. Umbel with male flowers. K. Male flower, longitudinal section. L. Outer stamens, abaxial side. M. Stamen with stipitate glands.
Robi & Revathy V.: A. Twig with immature brachyblasts. B–C. Branch with female inflorescences. D. Involucral bract, abaxial view. E. Involucral bract, adaxial view. F. Female flower. G. Female flower, longitudinal section. H. Staminodes without glands. I. Staminodes with glands. J. Gynoecium. K. Branch with immature fruits. L. Fruit with cleft cupule. M–N. Ripening and fully mature fruit, respectively.
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, from which it differs by its glabrous branchlets (vs. rusty tomentose), glabrous and thinly coriaceous leaves (vs. rusty tomentose on both sides, rigidly coriaceous), densely puberulent brachyblasts (vs. rusty-tomentose), fulvous-tomentose involucral bracts, the inner ones with 6 nerves (vs. ferrugineoustomentose bracts, the inner ones with obscure nerves), stamens with stipitate glands (vs. sessile glands), presence of a pistillode in male flowers (vs. pistillode absent), and an ellipsoid fruit with puberulent fruit cupule (vs. ovoid fruit with sparsely pubescent cupule) on a
<tableCitationid="7E687B8BFFD51E35FB85FE4CFB05D3A7"box="[1121,1205,443,470]"captionStart="TABLE 1"captionStartId="4.[136,224,517,541]"captionText="TABLE 1. Morphological comparison between Litsea vagamonica, L. wightiana and L. glabrata."pageId="4"pageNumber="298">Table 1</tableCitation>
<emphasisid="019E9222FFD51E35FD6EFDF1FC58D06C"box="[650,1000,517,541]"italics="true"pageId="4"pageNumber="298">Litsea vagamonica, L. wightiana</emphasis>
<tdid="CE0B250EFFD5E1CEFEB7FD25FD1BD109"box="[339,683,722,888]"gridcol="1"gridrow="3"pageId="4"pageNumber="298">7–16 × 3–8 cm, oblong, elliptic to obovate; base acute, apex obtuse, margins incurved, rusty tomentose, rigidly coriaceous</td>
<tdid="CE0B250EFFD5E1CEFD5FFD25FB86D109"box="[699,1078,722,888]"gridcol="2"gridrow="3"pageId="4"pageNumber="298">12–13 × 4–6 cm, elliptic-lanceolate, base acute to obtuse, apex acute to acuminate, margins incurved, glabrous, thinly coriaceous</td>
<tdid="CE0B250EFFD5E1CEFBA1FD25FA14D109"box="[1093,1444,722,888]"gridcol="3"gridrow="3"pageId="4"pageNumber="298">10–16 × 3–6 cm, oblanceolate, elliptic-oblong or elliptic-lanceolate, base acute to cuneate, apex acute to attenuate, margin flat, glabrous, coriaceous</td>
<tdid="CE0B250EFFD5E1CEFEB7FC6FFD1BD187"box="[339,683,920,1014]"gridcol="1"gridrow="4"pageId="4"pageNumber="298">10–20 mm long, rusty-tomentose, slightly grooved adaxially, rounded abaxially</td>
<tdid="CE0B250EFFD5E1CEFD5FFC6FFB86D187"box="[699,1078,920,1014]"gridcol="2"gridrow="4"pageId="4"pageNumber="298">8–10 mm long, glabrous, flat adaxially and rounded abaxially</td>
<tdid="CE0B250EFFD5E1CEFBA1FC6FFA14D187"box="[1093,1444,920,1014]"gridcol="3"gridrow="4"pageId="4"pageNumber="298">10–15 mm long, glabrous, slightly grooved adaxially</td>
<tdid="CE0B250EFFD5E1CEFEB7FB4EFD1BD6BE"box="[339,683,1209,1231]"gridcol="1"gridrow="6"pageId="4"pageNumber="298">4–10 cm long, rusty tomentose</td>
<tdid="CE0B250EFFD5E1CEFD5FFB4EFB86D6BE"box="[699,1078,1209,1231]"gridcol="2"gridrow="6"pageId="4"pageNumber="298">4–7 cm long, densely puberulent</td>
<tdid="CE0B250EFFD5E1CEFBA1FB4EFA14D6BE"box="[1093,1444,1209,1231]"gridcol="3"gridrow="6"pageId="4"pageNumber="298">5–12 cm long, silky-appressed hairy</td>
<thid="CE0B250EFFD5E1CEFF74FB18FE83D758"box="[144,307,1263,1321]"gridcol="0"gridrow="7"pageId="4"pageNumber="298">Peduncle of umbels</th>
<tdid="CE0B250EFFD5E1CEFEB7FB18FD1BD758"box="[339,683,1263,1321]"gridcol="1"gridrow="7"pageId="4"pageNumber="298">4–6 mm long, rusty tomentose, terete</td>
<tdid="CE0B250EFFD5E1CEFD5FFB18FB86D758"box="[699,1078,1263,1321]"gridcol="2"gridrow="7"pageId="4"pageNumber="298">5–10 mm long, densely puberulent, sub-terete</td>
<tdid="CE0B250EFFD5E1CEFBA1FB18FA14D758"box="[1093,1444,1263,1321]"gridcol="3"gridrow="7"pageId="4"pageNumber="298">5–8 mm long, sparsely tomentose, terete to angular</td>
<tdid="CE0B250EFFD5E1CEFEB7F978FD1BD4D7"box="[339,683,1679,1702]"gridcol="1"gridrow="12"pageId="4"pageNumber="298">1.2–1.6 × 0.8–1.0 cm, ovoid</td>
<tdid="CE0B250EFFD5E1CEFD5FF978FB86D4D7"box="[699,1078,1679,1702]"gridcol="2"gridrow="12"pageId="4"pageNumber="298">1.2–1.9 × 0.9–1.2 cm, ellipsoid</td>
<tdid="CE0B250EFFD5E1CEFBA1F978FA14D4D7"box="[1093,1444,1679,1702]"gridcol="3"gridrow="12"pageId="4"pageNumber="298">1.0–1.6 × 0.5–0.8 cm, ovoid</td>
<tdid="CE0B250EFFD5E1CEFEB7F931FD1BD571"box="[339,683,1734,1792]"gridcol="1"gridrow="13"pageId="4"pageNumber="298">0.5–0.8 × 0.6–0.8 cm, sparsely pubescent, margin entire</td>
<tdid="CE0B250EFFD5E1CEFD5FF931FB86D571"box="[699,1078,1734,1792]"gridcol="2"gridrow="13"pageId="4"pageNumber="298">0.6–0.8 × 0.5–0.8 cm, puberulent, margin entire, cleft at maturity</td>
<tdid="CE0B250EFFD5E1CEFBA1F931FA14D571"box="[1093,1444,1734,1792]"gridcol="3"gridrow="13"pageId="4"pageNumber="298">0.7–0.8 × 0.5–0.7 cm, glabrous, margin entire</td>
<tdid="CE0B250EFFD5E1CEFEB7F8D7FD1BD52B"box="[339,683,1824,1882]"gridcol="1"gridrow="14"pageId="4"pageNumber="298">0.2–0.8 cm long, angular, sparsely pubescent</td>
<tdid="CE0B250EFFD5E1CEFD5FF8D7FB86D52B"box="[699,1078,1824,1882]"gridcol="2"gridrow="14"pageId="4"pageNumber="298">0.9–1.2 cm long, sub-terete to angular, glabrous</td>
<tdid="CE0B250EFFD5E1CEFBA1F8D7FA14D52B"box="[1093,1444,1824,1882]"gridcol="3"gridrow="14"pageId="4"pageNumber="298">0.2–0.8 cm long, terete, sparsely silky-pubescent</td>
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, from which it differs by its leaves with margins incurved, thinly coriaceous (vs. margins flat and coriaceous), densely puberulent brachyblasts (vs. silky-appressed hairy), fulvous-tomentose involucral bracts, the inner ones with 6 nerves (vs. grey appressed hairy, with 5 nerves), presence of a pistillode in male flowers (vs. pistillode absent), and an ellipsoid fruit (vs. ovoid fruit) on a