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. broadly ovate and glabrous), trigonal bilobed petal (
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. obovate and entire), capsule valves equal to the length of sepal (
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. longer than sepal), reniform, non-grooved seeds with elongate, cog-wheel like epidermal cells (
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. obliquely triangular, grooved, smooth with uniform compressed cog-wheel pattern) (
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;
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:—Annuals,
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tall, ascending to decumbent with deciduous central laxly rosette of basal leaves, upper part of the plant body glandular pubescent. Stem laxly branched, spreading or sub-erect, green, glabrous. Stipules absent. Leaves simple, sessile, 3.5–5 ×
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, basal leaves in rosette when young; cauline leaves non-succulent, opposite, linear, base truncate, margin entire, apex cuspidate, rarely minute hairs at sheathy base. Inflorescence terminal or axillary. Pedicels
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long, erect, with glandular hairs for half the length from base of the flower. Sepals 4(–5), 1.7–2.5 ×
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, lanceolate, hooded, margin scarious, obtuse at apex, greenish, glandular pubescent towards base, free from the capsule valve. Petals 4(–5), 0.3–0.4 × c.
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, triangular, limb bilobed for half the length with triangular ovate lobes, minutely clawed, base cuneate, white-transparent, inconspicuous, glabrous. Stamens 4, filaments glabrous,
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long; anthers globose,
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, dorsifixed, light yellow; pollen grains 15–16 µm, spheroidal, poly pantoporate, pores 20–30, surface with unevenly arranged close echinae, inter-echinular distance short, perforations rare. Ovary 0.6–0.7 ×
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, ovoid, unilocular, greenish-yellow, glabrous; ovules many, transparent; style 4,
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long, papillose throughout; stigma not distinct. Capsule 4-valved, ovoid, 2.0– 2.5 × 1.0–
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, glabrous; valves lanceolate, dehiscing to the base, equal to the length of sepals, yellowish-white. Seeds 0.2–0.3 ×
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, reniform, smooth, non-grooved with elongate, cog-wheel like epidermal cells, interdigitating teeth acute or rarely obtuse, brownish-black.
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<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8DA573FF13954AFEC5FB13" bold="true" box="[189,318,1144,1170]" pageId="2" pageNumber="77">Etymology</emphasis>
:—The taxon is named after the
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locality, Nilgiri hills,
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, where the rocky crevices of Doddabetta peak
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habitat of this new species.
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<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8DA573FF1395F2FE18FB5B" bold="true" box="[189,483,1216,1242]" pageId="2" pageNumber="77">Distribution and ecology</emphasis>
:—The new species was first observed from the
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locality (Doddabetta hill, Nilgiris district,
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) where it grows in rocky crevices and open areas at an elevation of
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a.s.l. (
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). The species is known from only two locations (each with 20–30 individuals).
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<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8DA573FF13941EFEC2FAC7" bold="true" box="[189,313,1324,1350]" pageId="2" pageNumber="77">Phenology</emphasis>
:—September to February.
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<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8DA573FF139462FE56FAEB" bold="true" box="[189,429,1360,1386]" pageId="2" pageNumber="77">Conservation status</emphasis>
:—Both the locations are tourist spots and hence there is risk of human interference. We prefer to avoid IUCN assessment, since
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<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8DA573FDE89446FCF3FA0F" box="[582,776,1396,1422]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="77">Sagina nilagirica</emphasis>
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could occur in further sites of Western Ghats. Consequently, we considered the category DD (Data Deficient) of
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.
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<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8DA573FF2694EBFD29FA75" bold="true" box="[136,722,1497,1524]" pageId="2" pageNumber="77">
Taxonomic key to the Indian species of
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<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8DA573FDF294EBFD56FA72" bold="true" box="[604,685,1497,1523]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="77">Sagina</emphasis>
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:—
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A diagnostic key follows:
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<keyLead id="9D4E1706FF8DA573FF269725FA50F9AD" box="[136,1451,1559,1581]" pageId="2" pageNumber="77">1a. Flowers tetramerous; sepals not appressed to capsule valves during dehiscence ..............................................................................2</keyLead>
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<keyLead id="9D4E1706FF8DA573FF269706FA50F9CB" box="[136,1451,1588,1610]" pageId="2" pageNumber="77">1b. Flowers pentamerous; sepals appressed to capsule valves during dehiscence...................................................................................5</keyLead>
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2a. Petals absent; anthers red......................................................................................................................................................
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<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8DA573FAE59763FA50F9E7" box="[1355,1451,1617,1638]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="77">S. apetala</emphasis>
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<keyLead id="9D4E1706FF8DA573FF26975FFA50F902" box="[136,1451,1645,1667]" pageId="2" pageNumber="77">2b. Petals present; anthers yellow ............................................................................................................................................................3</keyLead>
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3a. Sepals shorter than petals; pistil tricarpellary syncarpous with 3 styles ..................................................................................
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<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8DA573FACA97B9FA50F921" box="[1380,1451,1675,1696]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="77">S. purii</emphasis>
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<keyLead id="9D4E1706FF8DA573FF269795FA50F93D" box="[136,1451,1703,1725]" pageId="2" pageNumber="77">3b. Sepals longer than petals; pistil tetracarpellary syncarpous with 4 styles..........................................................................................4</keyLead>
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4a. Fruiting pedicel recurved during capsular development; petals obovate, entire; seeds obliquely triangular...............
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<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8DA573FAB097F6FA51F958" box="[1310,1450,1732,1753]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="77">S. procumbens</emphasis>
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<keyLead id="9D4E1706FF8DA573FF2697D3FA50F977" box="[136,1451,1761,1783]" pageId="2" pageNumber="77">
4b. Fruiting pedicel upright during capsular development; petals trigonal, bilobed; seeds reniform-globose ......................
<taxonomicName id="E1BFCFB0FF8DA573FA9A97D3FA50F977" authorityName="Athira &amp; Maya" authorityYear="2024" box="[1332,1451,1761,1782]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Caryophyllaceae" genus="Sagina" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="2" pageNumber="77" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="nilagirica">
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8DA573FA9A97D3FA50F977" box="[1332,1451,1761,1782]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="77">S. nilagirica</emphasis>
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5a. Stem glabrous, seeds grooved and smooth......................................................................................................................
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<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8DA573FA8297CCFA50F893" box="[1324,1451,1789,1811]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="77">S. saginoides</emphasis>
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5b. Stem glandular pubescent, seeds non- grooved and tuberculate ........................................................................................
<taxonomicName id="E1BFCFB0FF8DA573FA919629FA50F8B1" ID-CoL="4TYGS" authorityName="Ohwi" authorityYear="1937" baseAuthorityName="Swartz" baseAuthorityYear="1801" box="[1343,1451,1819,1840]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Caryophyllaceae" genus="Sagina" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="2" pageNumber="77" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="japonica">
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8DA573FA919629FA50F8B1" box="[1343,1451,1819,1840]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="77">S. japonica</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8DA573FF13966AFE73F8F3" bold="true" box="[189,392,1880,1906]" pageId="2" pageNumber="77">Taxonomic notes</emphasis>
:—The new species also shows morphological similarities with
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<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8DA573FBCB966AFAF9F8F3" box="[1125,1282,1880,1906]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="77">Sagin apetala</emphasis>
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by its filiform habit, tetramerous flowers, and upright and pubescent pedicel; however, it differs in lax and erect branching pattern (
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8DA573FF3F9693FF53F83B" box="[145,168,1953,1978]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="77">vs</emphasis>
. usually dense and caespitose), leaves with mostly glabrous or minute hairy leaf sheath (
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8DA573FBD39693FB6FF83B" box="[1149,1172,1953,1978]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="77">vs</emphasis>
. long ciliate leaf sheath), lanceolate sepals (
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8DA573FEF796F7FE8BF85F" box="[345,368,1989,2014]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="77">vs</emphasis>
. ovate-elliptical), trigonal and bilobed petals (
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8DA573FC2D96F7FC61F85F" box="[899,922,1989,2014]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="77">vs</emphasis>
. absent), reniform and non-grooved seeds (
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8DA573FA2396F7FA5FF85F" box="[1421,1444,1989,2014]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="77">vs</emphasis>
. obliquely triangular, grooved), smooth surface covered by elongate, cog-wheel like epidermal cells with acute or rarely obtuse interdigitating teeth, forming shallow ridges (
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8DA573FD78993FFD16F7A7" box="[726,749,2061,2086]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="77">vs</emphasis>
. tuberculate with mammillate papillae, ridges absent).
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<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8CA572FF2691ACFF00FF37" bold="true" box="[136,251,158,182]" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">TABLE 1.</emphasis>
Morphological comparison among
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<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8CA572FDD791ADFCC8FF36" box="[633,819,159,183]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">Sagina nilagirica</emphasis>
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and the related Indian taxa.
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<tr id="988FB671FF8C5A8EFF3D91F4FA64FEA9" box="[147,1439,198,296]" gridrow="0" pageId="3" pageNumber="78" rowspan-0="1">
<th id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFE8C91F4FDD0FEA9" box="[290,555,198,296]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">
<taxonomicName id="E1BFCFB0FF8CA572FE8C91F4FE59FF5F" authorityName="Athira &amp; Maya" authorityYear="2024" box="[290,418,198,222]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Caryophyllaceae" genus="Sagina" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="3" pageNumber="78" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="nilagirica">
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8CA572FE8C91F4FE59FF5F" bold="true" box="[290,418,198,222]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">S. nilagirica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFDE991F4FCAEFEA9" box="[583,853,198,296]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">
<taxonomicName id="E1BFCFB0FF8CA572FDE991F4FD19FF5F" authorityName="Linnaeus" authorityYear="1753" box="[583,738,198,222]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Caryophyllaceae" genus="Sagina" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="3" pageNumber="78" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="procumbens">
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8CA572FDE991F4FD19FF5F" bold="true" box="[583,738,198,222]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">S. procumbens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFCC391F4FB81FEA9" box="[877,1146,198,296]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">
<taxonomicName id="E1BFCFB0FF8CA572FCC391F4FC1AFF5F" authorityName="Ohwi" authorityYear="1937" baseAuthorityName="Swartz" baseAuthorityYear="1801" box="[877,993,198,222]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Caryophyllaceae" genus="Sagina" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="3" pageNumber="78" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="japonica">
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8CA572FCC391F4FC1AFF5F" bold="true" box="[877,993,198,222]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">S. japonica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFB3C91F4FA64FEA9" box="[1170,1439,198,296]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">
<taxonomicName id="E1BFCFB0FF8CA572FB3C91FAFB03FF61" box="[1170,1272,200,224]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Caryophyllaceae" genus="Sagin" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="3" pageNumber="78" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="apetala">
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8CA572FB3C91FAFB03FF61" bold="true" box="[1170,1272,200,224]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">S. apetala</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<bibRefCitation id="422EC9C2FF8CA572FB3691DEFAF5FE85" author="Crow, G. E." box="[1176,1294,236,260]" pageId="3" pageNumber="78" pagination="1 - 91" refId="ref3099" refString="Crow, G. E. (1978) A taxonomic revision of Sagina (Caryophyllaceae) in North America. Rhodora 80: 1 - 91." type="journal article" year="1978">Crow 1978</bibRefCitation>
, Al-Taie &amp; Almousawi 2018)
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="988FB671FF8C5A8EFF3D9073FA64FED8" box="[147,1439,321,345]" gridrow="1" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">
<th id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFF3D9073FF11FED8" box="[147,234,321,345]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8CA572FF3D9073FF2AFED8" bold="true" box="[147,209,321,345]" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">Habit</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFE8C9073FDD0FED8" box="[290,555,321,345]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">Annual herb</td>
<td id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFDE99073FCAEFED8" box="[583,853,321,345]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">Perennial herb</td>
<td id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFCC39073FB81FED8" box="[877,1146,321,345]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">Annual herb</td>
<td id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFB3C9073FA64FED8" box="[1170,1439,321,345]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">Annual herb</td>
</tr>
<tr id="988FB671FF8C5A8EFF3D9049FA64FDA2" box="[147,1439,379,547]" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">
<th id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFF3D9049FF11FDA2" box="[147,234,379,547]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8CA572FF3D9049FF25FE12" bold="true" box="[147,222,379,403]" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">Leaves</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFE8C9049FDD0FDA2" box="[290,555,379,547]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">Lanceolate-subulate, 3.5–5 × 0.3–0.5 mm, non- succulent, with glandular hairs at sheathy base</td>
<td id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFDE99049FCAEFDA2" box="[583,853,379,547]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">
Linear-lanceolate or subulate, 5–8 ×
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8CA572FD479092FD00FE36" box="[745,763,416,439]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">c.</emphasis>
0.5 mm, succulent and glabrous
</td>
<td id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFCC39049FB81FDA2" box="[877,1146,379,547]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">Linear-lanceolate, 0.6–0.8 × 0.1–0.5 mm, succulent, upper cauline leaves glandular pubescent towards base</td>
<td id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFB3C9049FA64FDA2" box="[1170,1439,379,547]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">Linear-lanceolate, 3–8 × 1–3 mm, succulent, glabrous, leaf base ciliate</td>
</tr>
<tr id="988FB671FF8C5A8EFF3D9376FA64FD24" box="[147,1439,580,677]" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">
<th id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFF3D9376FF11FD24" box="[147,234,580,677]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8CA572FF3D9376FF1BFDDD" bold="true" box="[147,224,580,604]" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">Pedicel</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFE8C9376FDD0FD24" box="[290,555,580,677]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">Upright during capsular development, glandular hairs at base</td>
<td id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFDE99376FCAEFD24" box="[583,853,580,677]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">Recurved during capsular development, glabrous</td>
<td id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFCC39376FB81FD24" box="[877,1146,580,677]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">Erect, glandular pubescent</td>
<td id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFB3C9376FA64FD24" box="[1170,1439,580,677]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">Erect, glandular pubescent</td>
</tr>
<tr id="988FB671FF8C5A8EFF3D93E6FA64FC44" box="[147,1439,724,965]" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">
<th id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFF3D93E6FF11FC44" box="[147,234,724,965]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8CA572FF3D93E6FF35FD6D" bold="true" box="[147,206,724,748]" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">Sepal</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFE8C93E6FDD0FC44" box="[290,555,724,965]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">4 in number, lanceolate, 1.7–2.5 × 0.1–0.7 mm, hooded, glandular pubescent, free from the capsule valves after dehiscence</td>
<td id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFDE993E6FCAEFC44" box="[583,853,724,965]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">4 in number, broadly ovate, 1.5– 2.2 × 0.3– 0.5 mm, hooded, glabrous, free from the capsule valves after dehiscence</td>
<td id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFCC393E6FB81FC44" box="[877,1146,724,965]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">
5 in number, ovate- oblong, 2–2.5 ×
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8CA572FBBA93C8FBE4FC90" box="[1044,1055,762,785]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">c</emphasis>
. 0.5 mm, hooded, glandular pubescent on abaxial surface, appressed to capsule valves after dehiscence
</td>
<td id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFB3C93E6FA64FC44" box="[1170,1439,724,965]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">4 in number, broadly ovate, hooded, glandular pubescent, free from the capsule valves after dehiscence</td>
</tr>
<tr id="988FB671FF8C5A8EFF3D92C7FA64FB40" box="[147,1439,1013,1217]" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">
<th id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFF3D92C7FF11FB40" box="[147,234,1013,1217]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8CA572FF3D92C7FF31FB8C" bold="true" box="[147,202,1013,1037]" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">Petal</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFE8C92C7FDD0FB40" box="[290,555,1013,1217]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">4 in number, trigonal, 0.3–0.4 × c. 0.1 mm, limb bilobed for half the length with triangular ovate lobes white-transparent, inconspicuous</td>
<td id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFDE992C7FCAEFB40" box="[583,853,1013,1217]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">
4 in number, obovate,
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8CA572FC8492C4FCC7FB8C" box="[810,828,1014,1037]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">c.</emphasis>
0.5 × 0.7 mm, limb entire, white and inconspicuous
</td>
<td id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFCC392C7FB81FB40" box="[877,1146,1013,1217]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">
5 in number, ovate, 1–2.5 ×
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8CA572FC2F9528FC77FBB0" box="[897,908,1050,1073]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">c</emphasis>
. 0.5 mm, limb entire, white and conspicuous
</td>
<td id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFB3C92C7FA64FB40" box="[1170,1439,1013,1217]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">Absent</td>
</tr>
<tr id="988FB671FF8C5A8EFF3D95C7FA64FA1E" box="[147,1439,1269,1439]" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">
<th id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFF3D95C7FF11FA1E" box="[147,234,1269,1439]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8CA572FF3D95C7FF11FA8C" bold="true" box="[147,234,1269,1293]" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">Capsule</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFE8C95C7FDD0FA1E" box="[290,555,1269,1439]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">4-valved, ovoid, 2–2.5 × 1–1.5 mm, valves lanceolate, yellowish- white, equal to the length of sepal</td>
<td id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFDE995C7FCAEFA1E" box="[583,853,1269,1439]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">
4-valved, ovoid, 2–2.5 × 1–
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8CA572FD15942EFD36FAB2" box="[699,717,1308,1331]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">c.</emphasis>
0.5 mm; valves ovate-lanceolate, creamy- white, longer than sepal
</td>
<td id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFCC395C7FB81FA1E" box="[877,1146,1269,1439]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">
5-valved, globose-ovoid, 2–2.5 × 1–
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8CA572FC4E942EFC09FAB2" box="[992,1010,1308,1331]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">c.</emphasis>
0.5 mm; valves ovate; yellowish- white, longer than sepal
</td>
<td id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFB3C95C7FA64FA1E" box="[1170,1439,1269,1439]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">4-valved, ovoid, ovate- lanceolate, yellowishwhite, longer than sepal</td>
</tr>
<tr id="988FB671FF8C5A8EFF3D94E9FA64F895" box="[147,1439,1499,1812]" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">
<th id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFF3D94E9FF11F895" box="[147,234,1499,1812]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8CA572FF3D94E9FF3DFA72" bold="true" box="[147,198,1499,1523]" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">Seed</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFE8C94E9FDD0F895" box="[290,555,1499,1812]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">Reniform- globose, 0.2–0.3 × 0.1–0.2 mm, smooth, non-grooved, brownish-black, elongate, cog-wheel like epidermal cells with acute or rarely obtuse interdigitating teeth, forming a shallow ridge</td>
<td id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFDE994E9FCAEF895" box="[583,853,1499,1812]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">
Obliquely triangular,
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8CA572FC8F94EFFCC8FA75" box="[801,819,1501,1524]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">c.</emphasis>
0.5 × 0.2 mm, grooved, brown, smooth with uniform compressed cog- wheel pattern
</td>
<td id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFCC394E9FB81F895" box="[877,1146,1499,1812]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">Reniform- globose, 0.2–0.3 × 0.1–0.2 mm, non-grooved, dark brown, surface encased by compressed cog-wheel pattern, tuberculate with rows of papillae</td>
<td id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFB3C94E9FA64F895" box="[1170,1439,1499,1812]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">Obliquely triangular, grooved, brown, surface pebbled or mostly papillose with distinct mammillate tubercles with blunt, compressed interdigitating cogs of epidermal cells</td>
</tr>
<tr id="988FB671FF8C5A8EFF3D9660FA64F79F" box="[147,1439,1874,2078]" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">
<th id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFF3D9660FF11F79F" box="[147,234,1874,2078]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8CA572FF3D9660FF2CF80C" bold="true" box="[147,215,1874,1933]" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">Pollen grains</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFE8C9660FDD0F79F" box="[290,555,1874,2078]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">Spheroidal, 5–15 µm, pantoporate, 20–30 pores, surface with unevenly arranged close echinae, inter-echinulate distance short, perforations rare.</td>
<td id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFDE99660FCAEF79F" box="[583,853,1874,2078]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">Spheroidal, 17-19 μm, pantoporate, 20–30 pores, surface with unevenly arranged lax echinae, inter-echinulate distance long, perforate.</td>
<td id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFCC39660FB81F79F" box="[877,1146,1874,2078]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">Spheroidal, 20-22 μm, pantoporate, 35–50 pores, surface with evenly arranged lax echinae, inter-echinulate distance short, perforate.</td>
<td id="DB5EDF0DFF8C5A8EFB3C9660FA64F79F" box="[1170,1439,1874,2078]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="78">Spheroidal, 19-21 μm, pantoporate, 10–15 pores, surface with evenly arranged lax echinae, inter-echinulate distance long, perforate.</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="2600B433FF8BA575FF2696DEFC2EF7A7" blockId="4.[136,1452,2028,2087]" pageId="4" pageNumber="79">
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8BA575FF2696DEFF05F780" bold="true" box="[136,254,2028,2050]" pageId="4" pageNumber="79">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="E1BFCFB0FF8BA575FEAA96DFFE57F783" authorityName="Athira &amp; Maya" authorityYear="2024" box="[260,428,2029,2050]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Caryophyllaceae" genus="Sagina" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="4" pageNumber="79" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="nilagirica">
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8BA575FEAA96DFFE57F783" box="[260,428,2029,2050]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="79">Sagina nilagirica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8BA575FE1896DEFE35F780" bold="true" box="[438,462,2028,2049]" pageId="4" pageNumber="79">A.</emphasis>
Habit;
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8BA575FDB896DFFDD7F783" bold="true" box="[534,556,2029,2050]" pageId="4" pageNumber="79">B.</emphasis>
Leaf;
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8BA575FDC596DEFD78F783" bold="true" box="[619,643,2028,2050]" pageId="4" pageNumber="79">C.</emphasis>
Inflorescence;
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8BA575FCB996DFFCD4F783" bold="true" box="[791,815,2029,2050]" pageId="4" pageNumber="79">D.</emphasis>
Sepal;
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8BA575FCD996DFFC76F783" bold="true" box="[887,909,2029,2050]" pageId="4" pageNumber="79">E.</emphasis>
Petal;
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8BA575FC7E96DFFC19F783" bold="true" box="[976,994,2029,2050]" pageId="4" pageNumber="79">F.</emphasis>
Stamen;
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8BA575FB9096DEFBACF783" bold="true" box="[1086,1111,2028,2050]" pageId="4" pageNumber="79">G.</emphasis>
Gynoecium;
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8BA575FB7796DFFB09F783" bold="true" box="[1241,1266,2029,2050]" pageId="4" pageNumber="79">H.</emphasis>
Single flower with capsule;
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8BA575FF739923FF17F7A7" bold="true" box="[221,236,2065,2086]" pageId="4" pageNumber="79">I.</emphasis>
Capsule;
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8BA575FEE39923FE9BF7A7" bold="true" box="[333,352,2065,2086]" pageId="4" pageNumber="79">J.</emphasis>
Seed (illustration by Athira S. based on
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8BA575FD4A9923FC53F7A7" box="[740,936,2065,2086]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="79">Subramanian Athira</emphasis>
60).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="72C0E4BBFF8AA574FF26961CFF00F8E9" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14521884" ID-Zenodo-Dep="14521884" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14521884/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="80" startId="5.[136,229,1838,1860]" targetBox="[226,1361,187,1811]" targetPageId="5" targetType="figure">
<paragraph id="2600B433FF8AA574FF26961CFF00F8E9" blockId="5.[136,1451,1838,1896]" pageId="5" pageNumber="80">
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8AA574FF26961CFF05F8C5" bold="true" box="[136,254,1838,1860]" pageId="5" pageNumber="80">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
Scanning Electron Microscopic images of seed and seed surface.
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8AA574FCD6961CFC41F8C5" bold="true" box="[888,954,1838,1860]" pageId="5" pageNumber="80">A.&amp;B.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="E1BFCFB0FF8AA574FC11961DFB9CF8C5" authorityName="Athira &amp; Maya" authorityYear="2024" box="[959,1127,1839,1860]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Caryophyllaceae" genus="Sagina" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="5" pageNumber="80" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="nilagirica">
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8AA574FC11961DFB9CF8C5" box="[959,1127,1839,1860]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="80">Sagina nilagirica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
;
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8AA574FBDA961CFB38F8C5" bold="true" box="[1140,1219,1838,1860]" pageId="5" pageNumber="80">C. &amp; D.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="E1BFCFB0FF8AA574FB67961DFAAEF8C5" authorityName="Linnaeus" authorityYear="1753" box="[1225,1365,1839,1860]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Caryophyllaceae" genus="Sagina" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="5" pageNumber="80" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="procumbens">
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8AA574FB67961DFAAEF8C5" box="[1225,1365,1839,1860]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="80">S. procumbens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
;
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF8AA574FACD961DFA50F8C5" bold="true" box="[1379,1451,1838,1860]" pageId="5" pageNumber="80">E. &amp; F.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="E1BFCFB0FF8AA574FF269661FF0CF8E9" authorityName="Ohwi" authorityYear="1937" baseAuthorityName="Swartz" baseAuthorityYear="1801" box="[136,247,1875,1896]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Caryophyllaceae" genus="Sagina" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="5" pageNumber="80" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="japonica">S. japonica</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="2600B433FF89A577FF269629FEB2F8D4" blockId="6.[136,1452,1819,1877]" pageId="6" pageNumber="81">
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF89A577FF269629FF06F8B1" bold="true" box="[136,253,1819,1841]" pageId="6" pageNumber="81">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
Scanning Electron Microscopic images of pollen grain and pollen surface.
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF89A577FC659629FBF6F8B0" bold="true" box="[971,1037,1819,1841]" pageId="6" pageNumber="81">A.&amp;B.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="E1BFCFB0FF89A577FBBC962EFB42F8B1" authorityName="Athira &amp; Maya" authorityYear="2024" box="[1042,1209,1819,1841]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Caryophyllaceae" genus="Sagina" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="6" pageNumber="81" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="nilagirica">
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF89A577FBBC962EFB42F8B1" box="[1042,1209,1819,1841]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="81">Sagina nilagirica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
;
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF89A577FB6B9629FAE8F8B0" bold="true" box="[1221,1299,1819,1841]" pageId="6" pageNumber="81">C. &amp; D.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="E1BFCFB0FF89A577FAB7962EFA5FF8B1" authorityName="Linnaeus" authorityYear="1753" box="[1305,1444,1819,1841]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Caryophyllaceae" genus="Sagina" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="6" pageNumber="81" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="procumbens">
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF89A577FAB7962EFA5FF8B1" box="[1305,1444,1819,1841]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="81">S. procumbens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
;
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF89A577FF269672FF2BF8D4" bold="true" box="[136,208,1855,1877]" pageId="6" pageNumber="81">E. &amp; F.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="E1BFCFB0FF89A577FF799672FEB8F8D4" authorityName="Ohwi" authorityYear="1937" baseAuthorityName="Swartz" baseAuthorityYear="1801" box="[215,323,1856,1877]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Caryophyllaceae" genus="Sagina" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="6" pageNumber="81" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="japonica">
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF89A577FF799672FEB8F8D4" box="[215,323,1856,1877]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="81">S. japonica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="2600B433FF88A576FF2696DEFDA7F783" blockId="7.[136,604,2028,2051]" box="[136,604,2028,2051]" pageId="7" pageNumber="82">
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF88A576FF2696DEFEC3F780" bold="true" box="[136,312,2028,2050]" pageId="7" pageNumber="82">FIGURE 5. A–D.</emphasis>
Habitats of
<taxonomicName id="E1BFCFB0FF88A576FE0096DFFDA2F783" authorityName="Athira &amp; Maya" authorityYear="2024" box="[430,601,2029,2050]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Caryophyllaceae" genus="Sagina" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="7" pageNumber="82" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="nilagirica">Sagina nilagirica</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="6EA5E7B8FF87A579FF1391ACFE92FEA5" pageId="8" pageNumber="83" type="description">
<paragraph id="2600B433FF87A579FF1391ACFE92FEA5" blockId="8.[136,1452,158,401]" pageId="8" pageNumber="83">
Further,
<taxonomicName id="E1BFCFB0FF87A579FEB091ADFE19FF39" authorityName="Athira &amp; Maya" authorityYear="2024" box="[286,482,158,185]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Caryophyllaceae" genus="Sagina" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="8" pageNumber="83" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="nilagirica">
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF87A579FEB091ADFE19FF39" box="[286,482,158,185]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="83">Sagina nilagirica</emphasis>
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shows some affinities with
<taxonomicName id="E1BFCFB0FF87A579FC8F91ADFC8FFF39" authorityName="Gaur" authorityYear="1992" box="[801,884,159,185]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Caryophyllaceae" genus="Sagina" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="8" pageNumber="83" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="purii">
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF87A579FC8F91ADFC8FFF39" box="[801,884,159,185]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="83">S. purii</emphasis>
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in its filiform habit, lanceolate and non-succulent leaves, straight pedicel, ovoid capsule and non-grooved seeds but differs in having lanceolate sepal (
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF87A579FB4D91F1FB01FF5D" box="[1251,1274,195,220]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="83">vs</emphasis>
. ovate-oblong), trigonal and bilobed petal (
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF87A579FE1A91D5FE30FE81" box="[436,459,231,256]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="83">vs</emphasis>
. ovate-oblong, entire) and reniform seed with cog-wheel surface (
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF87A579FB0491D5FB3AFE81" box="[1194,1217,231,256]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="83">vs</emphasis>
. reniform-pyramidal with warty surface).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="2600B433FF87A579FF13901CFCAAFE11" blockId="8.[136,1452,158,401]" pageId="8" pageNumber="83">
<emphasis id="14CB6821FF87A579FF13901CFDC6FEC9" bold="true" box="[189,573,302,328]" pageId="8" pageNumber="83">Additional specimens examined</emphasis>
:—
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, 11˚ 24’ 20”
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, 76˚42’ 32”
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&amp;
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(
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!)
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;
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peak, 11˚ 24’ 01”
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, 76˚44’ 10”
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&amp;
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!)
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.
</paragraph>
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</treatment>
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