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S. Soosairaj
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(
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;
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S. Soosairaj
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can be distinguished from
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a nonaromatic erect herb (vs aromatic shrub), with glabrous leaves and stipules (vs pubescent), a mucronate apex of the petals (vs obtuse) and a vesicular seed surface (vs smooth). The morphology of
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S. Soosairaj
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closely resembles
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but can be differentiated by having glabrous leaves and stipules (vs pubescent), a mucronate apex of the petals (vs obtuse), 6-10 flowers per node (vs
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30 flowers per node) and seed surface vesicular (vs reticulate) (
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.
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</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3216559A847365E9F1683B5FBC7FB55" pageId="3" pageNumber="2" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8B8436D2A847365E9F1683B5FBC7FB55" blockId="3.[811,1457,731,1422]" pageId="3" pageNumber="2">
DISTRIBUTION. — The species is known from the state of
<collectingRegion id="49FFF830A847365E994E83B5FCCBFB4A" country="India" name="Tamil Nadu" pageId="3" pageNumber="2">Tamil Nadu</collectingRegion>
at the
<typeStatus id="54808870A847365E9F95838EFC76FB4B" box="[942,984,1195,1219]" pageId="3" pageNumber="2">type</typeStatus>
location in Cuddalore district and also a single location in Pudukkottai district.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3216559A847365A9F1683D3FCA6FD40" lastPageId="7" lastPageNumber="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="2" type="biology_ecology">
<paragraph id="8B8436D2A847365E9F1683D3FAFEFA86" blockId="3.[811,1457,731,1422]" box="[813,1360,1270,1294]" pageId="3" pageNumber="2">
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. — Flowering and fruiting January-March.
</paragraph>
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. — It is an annual species that thrives in wet environments, specifically in ponds in clay soils after the water has drained and in cultivated fields after harvest. It is found growing in association with
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<emphasis id="B94FEAC0A847365E9F668253FB8FFA06" box="[861,1057,1398,1422]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="2">Ammania verticillata</emphasis>
(Ard.) Lam.
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3B4D51A847365E98A48253FA02FA05" authority="(Retz) Kuntze" authorityName="Kuntze" baseAuthorityName="Retz" box="[1183,1452,1398,1422]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Vahliaceae" genus="Vahlia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Vahliales" pageId="3" pageNumber="2" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="digyna">
<emphasis id="B94FEAC0A847365E98A48253FAB0FA06" box="[1183,1310,1398,1422]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="2">Vahlia digyna</emphasis>
(Retz) Kuntze
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3B4D51A843365A9CBF85B3FE85FD26" box="[132,299,662,686]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" genus="Epaltes" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asterales" pageId="7" pageNumber="6" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="divaricata">
<emphasis id="B94FEAC0A843365A9CBF85B3FE85FD26" box="[132,299,662,686]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Epaltes divaricata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(L.) Cass.,
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<emphasis id="B94FEAC0A843365A9DA285B2FDE6FD26" box="[409,584,662,686]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Hoppea dichotoma</emphasis>
Willd.
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3B4D51A843365A9EA385B2FF5DFD40" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Gentianaceae" genus="Exacum" kingdom="Plantae" order="Gentianales" pageId="7" pageNumber="6" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="pedunculatum">
<emphasis id="B94FEAC0A843365A9EA385B2FF5DFD40" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Exacum pedunculatum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
L.,
<taxonomicName id="4C3B4D51A843365A9D2E8595FE07FD40" box="[277,425,688,712]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Linderniaceae" genus="Lindernia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Lamiales" pageId="7" pageNumber="6" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="dubia">
<emphasis id="B94FEAC0A843365A9D2E8595FE07FD40" box="[277,425,688,712]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Lindernia dubia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(L.) Pennell and
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<emphasis id="B94FEAC0A843365A9E738595FD43FD40" box="[584,749,688,712]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Rotala verticillaris</emphasis>
L.
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<paragraph id="8B8436D2A84036599DB380FDFB03F861" blockId="4.[392,1197,2008,2025]" box="[392,1197,2008,2025]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">
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. 1. — Location map of study area and collection sites of
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<emphasis id="B94FEAC0A84036599F6780FDFBACF861" box="[860,1026,2008,2025]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="3">Bergia cuddalorensis</emphasis>
S.Soosairaj
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27C57BBA8403659985080FDFB03F861" box="[1131,1197,2008,2025]" pageId="4" pageNumber="3" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="8B8436D2A84136589CBF80E7FCC9F861" blockId="5.[132,1058,1986,2025]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">
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. 2. —
<taxonomicName id="4C3B4D51A84136589CE880E7FE45F85B" authority="S. Soosairaj" authorityName="S. Soosairaj" authorityYear="2025" box="[211,491,1986,2003]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Elatinaceae" genus="Bergia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Malpighiales" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="cuddalorensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B94FEAC0A84136589CE880E7FE2FF85B" box="[211,385,1986,2003]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">Bergia cuddalorensis</emphasis>
S. Soosairaj
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27C57BBA84136589DC980E7FD96F85B" box="[498,568,1986,2003]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
:
<emphasis id="B94FEAC0A84136589E0680E7FDE4F85B" bold="true" box="[573,586,1986,2003]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">A</emphasis>
, habit;
<emphasis id="B94FEAC0A84136589EBC80E7FD3AF85B" bold="true" box="[647,660,1986,2003]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">B</emphasis>
, flower;
<emphasis id="B94FEAC0A84136589EE180E7FD46F85B" bold="true" box="[730,744,1986,2003]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">C</emphasis>
, stipule;
<emphasis id="B94FEAC0A84136589F0980E7FCEEF85B" bold="true" box="[818,832,1986,2003]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">D</emphasis>
, sepal;
<emphasis id="B94FEAC0A84136589FBB80E7FC22F85B" bold="true" box="[896,908,1986,2003]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">E</emphasis>
, petal;
<emphasis id="B94FEAC0A84136589FF280E7FC7AF85B" bold="true" box="[969,980,1986,2003]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">F</emphasis>
, stamen;
<emphasis id="B94FEAC0A84136589CBF80FDFF3CF861" bold="true" box="[132,146,2008,2025]" pageId="5" pageNumber="4">G</emphasis>
, pistil. Scale bars: A, 5 mm; B, 1 mm; C, D, E, F, G, 0.4 mm. Drawing by Joseph Lincy.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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. 3. —
<taxonomicName id="4C3B4D51A842365B9CEF80E7FE43F85B" authority="S. Soosairaj" authorityName="S. Soosairaj" authorityYear="2025" box="[212,493,1986,2003]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Elatinaceae" genus="Bergia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Malpighiales" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="cuddalorensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B94FEAC0A842365B9CEF80E7FE2CF85B" box="[212,386,1986,2003]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">Bergia cuddalorensis</emphasis>
S. Soosairaj
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27C57BBA842365B9DCE80E7FD95F85B" box="[501,571,1986,2003]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
:
<emphasis id="B94FEAC0A842365B9E7A80E7FDE0F85B" bold="true" box="[577,590,1986,2003]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">A</emphasis>
, habit;
<emphasis id="B94FEAC0A842365B9EB780E7FD37F85B" bold="true" box="[652,665,1986,2003]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">B</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="B94FEAC0A842365B9E9880E7FD1FF85B" bold="true" box="[675,689,1986,2003]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">C</emphasis>
, flower;
<emphasis id="B94FEAC0A842365B9EC380E7FCA8F85B" bold="true" box="[760,774,1986,2003]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">D</emphasis>
, sepal;
<emphasis id="B94FEAC0A842365B9F7C80E7FCFDF85B" bold="true" box="[839,851,1986,2003]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">E</emphasis>
, fruit;
<emphasis id="B94FEAC0A842365B9FBC80E7FC3CF85B" bold="true" box="[903,914,1986,2003]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">F</emphasis>
, fruit dehiscence. Scale bars: A, 4 mm; B, C, 0.3 mm; D, 0.2 mm; E, 2 mm; F, 0.4 mm. Photos by S. Soosairaj.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="8B8436D2A843365A9DB087FEFB05FF64" blockId="7.[395,1195,219,236]" box="[395,1195,219,236]" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">
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1. — Distinct features of
<taxonomicName id="4C3B4D51A843365A9EB787FEFC08FF64" authority="S. Soosairaj" authorityName="S. Soosairaj" authorityYear="2025" box="[652,934,219,236]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Elatinaceae" genus="Bergia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Malpighiales" pageId="7" pageNumber="6" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="cuddalorensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B94FEAC0A843365A9EB787FEFC95FF64" box="[652,827,219,236]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Bergia cuddalorensis</emphasis>
S. Soosairaj
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27C57BBA843365A9F9587FEFC5CFF64" box="[942,1010,219,236]" pageId="7" pageNumber="6" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
and its allied species.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8B8436D2A843365A9D208603FAB1FDD8" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">
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<tr id="350B3490A843C9A29CBD8603FA25FEB2" box="[134,1419,294,314]" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="6" rowspan-0="1">
<th id="76DA5DECA843C9A29D208603FD20FEB2" box="[283,654,294,314]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">
<emphasis id="B94FEAC0A843365A9D208603FDB4FEB2" bold="true" box="[283,538,294,314]" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">
<taxonomicName id="4C3B4D51A843365A9D208603FE6BFEB2" authorityName="Lincy &amp; Soosairaj" authorityYear="2025" box="[283,453,294,314]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Elatinaceae" genus="Bergia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Malpighiales" pageId="7" pageNumber="6" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="cuddalorensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B94FEAC0A843365A9D208603FE6BFEB2" bold="true" box="[283,453,294,314]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">B. cuddalorensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27C57BBA843365A9DF08603FDB4FEB2" box="[459,538,294,314]" pageId="7" pageNumber="6" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="76DA5DECA843C9A29E998603FBAAFEB2" box="[674,1028,294,314]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">
<taxonomicName id="4C3B4D51A843365A9E998603FC99FEB2" box="[674,823,294,314]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Elatinaceae" genus="Bergia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Malpighiales" pageId="7" pageNumber="6" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="suffruticosa">
<emphasis id="B94FEAC0A843365A9E998603FC99FEB2" bold="true" box="[674,823,294,314]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">B. suffruticosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="76DA5DECA843C9A298128603FA25FEB2" box="[1065,1419,294,314]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">
<taxonomicName id="4C3B4D51A843365A98128603FB74FEB2" authority="Habit" authorityName="Habit" box="[1065,1242,294,314]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Elatinaceae" genus="Bergia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Malpighiales" pageId="7" pageNumber="6" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="ammannioides">
<emphasis id="B94FEAC0A843365A98128603FB74FEB2" bold="true" box="[1065,1242,294,314]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">B. ammannioides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="350B3490A843C9A29CBD866FFA25FED6" box="[134,1419,330,350]" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">
<th id="76DA5DECA843C9A29CBD866FFF7AFED6" box="[134,212,330,350]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Habit</th>
<td id="76DA5DECA843C9A29D20866FFD20FED6" box="[283,654,330,350]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Erect herb, nonaromatic</td>
<td id="76DA5DECA843C9A29E99866FFBAAFED6" box="[674,1028,330,350]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Shrubs, aromatic</td>
<td id="76DA5DECA843C9A29812866FFA25FED6" box="[1065,1419,330,350]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Erect herb, nonaromatic</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350B3490A843C9A29CBD8647FA25FEFE" box="[134,1419,354,374]" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">
<th id="76DA5DECA843C9A29CBD8647FF7AFEFE" box="[134,212,354,374]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Leaves</th>
<td id="76DA5DECA843C9A29D208647FD20FEFE" box="[283,654,354,374]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Petiolate, winged, glabrous</td>
<td id="76DA5DECA843C9A29E998647FBAAFEFE" box="[674,1028,354,374]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Sessile, densely glandular pubescent</td>
<td id="76DA5DECA843C9A298128647FA25FEFE" box="[1065,1419,354,374]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Petiolate, glandular pubescent</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350B3490A843C9A29CBD865FFA25FE06" box="[134,1419,378,398]" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">
<th id="76DA5DECA843C9A29CBD865FFF7AFE06" box="[134,212,378,398]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Stipule</th>
<td id="76DA5DECA843C9A29D20865FFD20FE06" box="[283,654,378,398]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Glabrous</td>
<td id="76DA5DECA843C9A29E99865FFBAAFE06" box="[674,1028,378,398]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Pubescent</td>
<td id="76DA5DECA843C9A29812865FFA25FE06" box="[1065,1419,378,398]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Pubescent</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350B3490A843C9A29CBD86B7FA25FE2E" box="[134,1419,402,422]" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">
<th id="76DA5DECA843C9A29CBD86B7FF7AFE2E" box="[134,212,402,422]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Flowers</th>
<td id="76DA5DECA843C9A29D2086B7FD20FE2E" box="[283,654,402,422]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">6-10 per node</td>
<td id="76DA5DECA843C9A29E9986B7FBAAFE2E" box="[674,1028,402,422]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">2-8 per node</td>
<td id="76DA5DECA843C9A2981286B7FA25FE2E" box="[1065,1419,402,422]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">
<emphasis id="B94FEAC0A843365A981286B7FB95FE2E" box="[1065,1083,402,422]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">c.</emphasis>
30 per node
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350B3490A843C9A29CBD868FFA25FE50" box="[134,1419,426,472]" gridrow="5" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">
<th id="76DA5DECA843C9A29CBD868FFF7AFE50" box="[134,212,426,472]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Sepals</th>
<td id="76DA5DECA843C9A29D20868FFD20FE50" box="[283,654,426,472]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Lanceolate, apex acuminate, glabrous, margin ciliate, pinkish red</td>
<td id="76DA5DECA843C9A29E99868FFBAAFE50" box="[674,1028,426,472]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Ovate, oblong, apex acute, glandular pubescent, margin hyaline.</td>
<td id="76DA5DECA843C9A29812868FFA25FE50" box="[1065,1419,426,472]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Lanceolate to ovate, apex acute, glandular pubescent, margin entire</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350B3490A843C9A29CBD86F9FA25FE78" box="[134,1419,476,496]" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">
<th id="76DA5DECA843C9A29CBD86F9FF7AFE78" box="[134,212,476,496]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Petals</th>
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<td id="76DA5DECA843C9A29E9986D1FBAAFD80" box="[674,1028,500,520]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">0.5 × 0.3 mm</td>
<td id="76DA5DECA843C9A2981286D1FA25FD80" box="[1065,1419,500,520]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">0.3 × 0.3 mm</td>
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<th id="76DA5DECA843C9A29CBD8529FF7AFDA8" box="[134,212,524,544]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Ovary</th>
<td id="76DA5DECA843C9A29D208529FD20FDA8" box="[283,654,524,544]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Globose</td>
<td id="76DA5DECA843C9A29E998529FBAAFDA8" box="[674,1028,524,544]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Ovoid</td>
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<td id="76DA5DECA843C9A29D208501FD20FDB0" box="[283,654,548,568]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Globose</td>
<td id="76DA5DECA843C9A29E998501FBAAFDB0" box="[674,1028,548,568]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Ovoid</td>
<td id="76DA5DECA843C9A298128501FA25FDB0" box="[1065,1419,548,568]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Subglobose</td>
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<th id="76DA5DECA843C9A29CBD8519FF7AFDD8" box="[134,212,572,592]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Seed</th>
<td id="76DA5DECA843C9A29D208519FD20FDD8" box="[283,654,572,592]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Oblong, surface vesicular</td>
<td id="76DA5DECA843C9A29E998519FBAAFDD8" box="[674,1028,572,592]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Oblong to ellipsoid, smooth</td>
<td id="76DA5DECA843C9A298128519FA25FDD8" box="[1065,1419,572,592]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Oblong, surface reticulate</td>
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CONSERVATION STATUS. —
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S. Soosairaj
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is reported from only two locations and further exploration is needed to study the actual distribution in similar habitats, hence, it is categorized as data deficient (DD) under the
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conservation status.
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. —
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Annuals. Erect herbs to
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with opposite branches. Stem pubescent (nonglandular), internodes
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, lateral nerves 3-4 pairs.Petiole
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, lanceolate, glabrous, apex acuminate, margin ciliate. Flowers axillary,
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fasciculate cymes,
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across; pedicel
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. Petals 5, white, oblong, apex acute, mucronate, 2 ×
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long, dilated at base, anther 0.2 ×
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long, ovary globose, glabrous, 1 ×
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long, stigma subcapitate, papillose. Capsule globose, brownish. Seeds numerous, minute, oblong, yellowish brown, surface vesicular.
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