Lectotypification of Justicia anfractuosa (Acanthaceae), an Endemic and Rare Species from Northeast India

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by  K Karthigeyan

J. Jpn. Bot. 95(1): 39–40 (2020)
K. K(cid:3450)(cid:3467)(cid:3469)(cid:3457)(cid:3458)(cid:3456)(cid:3454)(cid:3474)(cid:3450)(cid:3463)a,*, W. A(cid:3467)(cid:3458)(cid:3468)(cid:3453)(cid:3450)(cid:3468)(cid:3464)(cid:3463)a and L. R(cid:3450)(cid:3468)(cid:3458)(cid:3463)(cid:3456)(cid:3450)(cid:3462)b: Lectotypification of
Justicia anfractuosa (Acanthaceae), an Endemic and Rare Species from
Northeast India
aCentral National Herbarium, Botanical Survey of India, Botanic Garden P.O., Howrah, West Bengal, 711103 INDIA;
bBotanical Survey of India, Deccan Regional Centre, 366/1, Attapur, Hyderguda P.O., Hyderabad, Telangana, 500048 INDIA
*Corresponding author: [email protected]
(Accepted on August 21, 2019)
Summary: The lectotype is designated for from Manipur) could be traced at K, both were
Justicia anfractuosa C. B. Clarke (Acanthaceae), collected by C. B. Clarke. As the specimen
a rare endemic species from Northeast India. collected from Kohima matches well with the
illustration of the protologue, which also has
Justicia L. is the largest genus in the
annotation and a line drawing of the stamens by
Acanthaceae (Graham 1988). This pantropical
Clarke, it is designated here as the lectotype of
genus comprises about 700 species in the
J. anfractuosa.
world (Mabberley 2017) and is represented by
56 taxa in India, of which 18 are endemic to
The authors are grateful to The Director,
the country (Karthikeyan et al. 2009). Justicia
Botanical Survey of India and Dr. V. P. Prasad,
anfractuosa C. B. Clarke is endemic to Manipur
Head of Office, Central National Herbarium,
(Senapati district) and Nagaland (Kohima) in
Howrah, for facilities and encouragement. They
India. Recently this rare and interesting species
also thank the Board of Trustees, Royal Botanic
has been recollected from Manipur 120 years
Gardens, Kew, for permitting us to use the image
after the type collection (Gogoi and Mao
of the herbarium specimen.
2012). During the enumeration of endemic
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While searching for the original materials
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Fig. 1. Lectotype of Justicia anfractuosa C. B. Clarke (C. B. Clarke 41472,
K000884081) ©Board of Trustees, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
K. Karthigeyana，W. Arisdasona， L. Rasingamb：北東イ
ンド固有の希産種Justicia anfractuosa（キツネノマゴ
科）のレクトタイプ選定
　北東インドに固有な希産種Justicia anfractuosa C. （aインド・Botanical Survey of India,
B. Clarke（キツネノマゴ科）のレクトタイプを選定し Central National Herbarium,
た．レクトタイプはナガランド州Kohimaから得られた bインド・Botanical Survey of India,
C. B. Clarke 41472 (K000884081; Fig. 1)である． Deccan Regional Centre）