Cleistanthus sankunnianus

Cleistanthus sankunnianus[1] is a plant species described by V.V. Sivarajan & Indu Balachandran 1984; it is included in the family Phyllanthaceae.[2][3] No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.[2]

Cleistanthus sankunnianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Cleistanthus
Species:
C. sankunnianus
Binomial name
Cleistanthus sankunnianus
Sivar. & Balach.

This species found in the herbal garden at Kottakkal Aryavaidyasala (Kerala, India). The glabrous ovary brings the species under Sects. Australis (Jablonszky) and Nanopetalum (Hassk.). The persistent calyx, sessile male flowers and non-striated capsules are similar to C. stipitatus,[4] but differs from C. stipitatus with its glabrous ovary. The species differs from C. travencorensis in several details. The species name is after P. Sankunni Varier, the founder of Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal.[5]

References

  1. Sivar. & Balach., 1985 In: Kew Bull. 40: 121
  2. Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  3. WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. Cleistanthus stipitatus f. subcanescens Jabl. is a synonym of Cleistanthus stipitatus (Baill.) Müll.Arg.
  5. V. V., Sivarajan; Balachandran, Indu (1985). "Cleistanthus sankunnianus, a New Species of Euphorbiaceae from India". Kew Bulletin. 40 (1): 121–123. JSTOR 4108485.
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