Neoschmidia, a new genus of Rutaceae from New Caledonia Author Hartley, Thomas G. text Adansonia 2003 3 25 1 7 12 journal article http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4605217 1639-4798 4605217 B1E19025-28B7-481A-8966-1D6BD032FE96 2. Neoschmidia calycina T.G. Hartley , sp. nov. Frutex 0.5-1.5 m alta; ramulis novellis glabris; foliis subtus fere glabris, supra glabris, obovatis vel oblanceolatis, 3.5-6.5 × 0.5-2 cm , apice obtusis vel rotundatis (et retusis), venis secondariis plerumque prominulis; inflorescentiis fere glabris usque puberulis, 1-vel paucifloris, 0.8- 1.5 cm longis, pedicellis 1.5-3 mm longis; sepalis abaxialiter glabris usque sparse puberulis, adaxialiter glabris, in 1/3-1/2 proximali connatis, parte libra late triangulari, 0.8-1.5 mm longa; petalis albis, abaxialiter dense appresse puberulis, adaxialiter glabris; ovariis ut folliculis glabris vel fere glabris. TYPUS . — MacKee 20419 , New Caledonia , haute Népoui , Oua Péoué , contrefort S du Kopéto , 600 m , 25 Mar. 1969 , fl., fr. (holo-, P!). Shrub 0.5-1.5 m high. Young branchlets glabrous. Leaves nearly glabrous below, glabrous above, obovate or oblanceolate, 3.5-6.5 × 0.5-2 cm , apex obtuse or rounded (and retuse), secondary veins usually prominulous. Inflorescences nearly glabrous to puberulent, 1- or few-flowered, 0.8- 1.5 cm long, pedicels 1.5-3 mm long. Sepals glabrous to sparsely puberulent abaxially, glabrous adaxially, connate in proximal 1/3-1/2, the free portion broadly triangular, 0.8-1.5 mm long; petals white, densely appressed-puberulent abaxially, glabrous adaxially; ovaries like the follicles glabrous or nearly so. Fig. 1. — Neoschmidia pallida T.G. Hartley : A , flowering branchlet; B , flower; C , androecium, disc, and gynoecium (rehydrated, five stamens removed, one shown in abaxial view); D , fruit; E , dorsilateral endocarp; F , seed with ventral endocarp and embryo. (A, B, McPherson 2085 ; C, Hartley 14966 ; D-F, MacKee 44283 ). DISTRIBUTION AND ECOLOGY. — Neoschmidia calycina is known only from west-central New Caledonia ; recorded from maquis between 400 and 800 m altitude on ultramafic terrains. PARATYPES . — NEW CALEDONIA : Jaffré 2368 , massif du Boulinda , 400 m , 23 Feb. 1978 , fl., fr. ( NOU , P ) ; MacKee 19568 , Kopéto , Mt. Tiaoué , 600-800 m , 17 Sep. 1968 , fl., fr. ( CANB ) ; MacKee 22201 , Kopéto , crête E du Mt. Vert , 700 m , 8 July 1970 , fl., fr. ( P ) . Neoschmidia calycina differs from N. pallida mainly in its sepals, which are connate in their proximal 1/3-1/2 and have a free portion 0.8- 1.5 mm long. Also, it lacks the sericeous indumentum seen in N. pallida .