Research Paper

Mycetia arunachalensis (Rubiaceae), a new species from the Eastern Himalaya, India

Madhusudhan Khanal, Dipankar Borah, Ashutosh Sharma, Shuvadip Sarkar, Devendra Kumar

Published on: 03 April 2026

Page: 314 - 318

DOI: 10.6165/tai.2026.71.314

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    Abstract

    A new species of Mycetia from the dense tropical forests of Siang Valley of Arunachal Pradesh is described and illustrated. It is allied to Mycetia longifolia (Wall.) Kuntze, in its shrubby habit, small elliptic to oblong stipules, and a tubular corolla of nearly the same length that is villous within, but differs in its caducous stipules, large bracts, congested thyrses, deeply lobed, puberulous and lanceolate calyx lobes and glabrous corolla. The species description is accompanied by photographs, and information is provided on aspects of its distribution, phenology, ecology, and similarity to other species.

    Keyword: Endemic, Mycetia listerii, Mycetia longifolia, Mycetia nepalensis, Mycetia rodgeri, Mycetia stipulate, Taxonomy

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