Populations of an unknown taxon of Lomatogonium A. Braun have been found during floristic surveys in the alpine pasture of north Sikkim, India. Comparison with morphologically similar taxa (Lomatogonium stapfii (Burkill) Harry Smith and L. longifolium Harry Smith) revealed that the new populations represent a species new to science, which is described as L. cherukurianum. Data on phenology, ecology and distribution of the new species is provided together with illustrations. © 2016 The Authors

DEBABRATA MAITY

Botany

S K DEY

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Nordic Journal of Botany

Kuepferia kanchii D. Maity, Sentu K. Dey & Adr. Favre, a new species from Sikkim Himalaya, is described and illustrated. It differs from its close relative K. infelix (C. B. Clarke) Adr. Favre (= Gentiana infelix C. B. Clarke) by having sessile and smaller flowers, and smaller floral parts. Kuepferia kanchii is further characterized by a white corolla with bluish green patches on the outside at the base of each corolla lobe, and a corolla tube flushed with light green inside towards the base, blue filaments, sessile stigma, smaller capsule, and trigonous–elongated, ca 0.8 mm long and curved seeds. © 2016 The Authors

Kuepferia kanchii sp. nov. (Gentianaceae) from Sikkim Himalaya

Two new varieties of Kuepferia pringlei D. Maity & S. K. Dey from north Sikkim (eastern Himalaya) are described, illustrated, and compared with closely related taxa of similar morphology. Details on its habitat, phenology and conservation status are provided. These previously undescribed varieties are most similar to, but distinct from, typical K. pringlei D. Maity & S. K. Dey, known from the eastern Himalaya. Both new taxa are compared with K. leucantha (Harry Sm. ex T.N. Ho & S.W. Liu) Adr.Favre. © 2016 The Authors

Two new varieties of Kuepferia pringlei (Gentianaceae) from Sikkim Himalaya

A new species of Kuepferia (Gentianaceae), K. pringlei D.Maity and Sentu K.Dey from north Sikkim, Eastern Himalaya, is described and illustrated. Details of habitat, phenology and conservation status are given, and it is compared to related species. This previously undescribed species is most similar to, but distinct from, Kuepferia leucantha (Harry Sm. ex T.N.Ho and S.W.Liu) Adr.Favre, known from Bhutan and China. © 2015 Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.

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Edinburgh Journal of Botany

Kuepferia Pringlei (Gentianaceae), a new species from the Eastern Himalaya

Gentiana springateana D.Maity sp. nov. (Gentianaceae) is described from the Sikkim Himalaya and placed in G. section Phyllocalyx (Kusn.) T.N.Ho. This new taxon is described and illustrated, and compared morphologically with two related taxa, Gentiana phyllocalyx C.B.Clarke and G. urnula Harry Sm. Copyright © Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 2014.

A new species of Gentiana (Gentianaceae) from the Sikkim Himalaya

Cassiope fastigiata (Wall.) D. Don subsp. sennikovii D. Maity, subsp. nov. (Ericaceae) is described from Sikkim Himalaya. It differs from the previously known typical Cassiope fastigiata (Wall.) D. Don subsp. fastigiata by its funnel-shaped or narrowly campanulate corolla and larger corolla lobes, sepals, stamens and anther awns. This new taxon is described and illustrated. PCA (Principal Component Analysis) and UPGMA (unweighted pair-group method with arithmetic averages) cluster analysis are used to test the identity of Cassiope taxa found in this region. © 2014 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

Journal	Nordic Journal of Botany
Publisher	Blackwell Publishing Ltd
ISSN	0107-055X
Open Access	No