Abstract

A new species of Aralia (Araliaceae, Sect.: Pentapanax (Seem.) J. Wen), A. devendrae Pusalkar is described and illustrated from Jammu & Kashmir, North-west Himalaya, India. The present novelty differs from allied A. kingdon-wardii J. Wen, Lowry & Esser in herbaceous climbing habit; hollow, ribbed stem; leaflet margins serrulate, serrate to biserrate, apex acute or subacute, surfaces glabrous or with microscopic pilli on veins; inflorescence axis and pedicels moderately pilose; umbels corymbosely arranged on panicle branches; fruits with stylopodium-like crown and styles free for half the length.

中文摘要

本文繪圖並描述報導一產自喜馬拉亞西北部印度查漠及喀什米爾地區之刺楤屬新種笛氏刺楤 (Aralia devendrae)，本種明顯可以草質藤本的生活型,中空具稜的莖;鋸齒狀或重鋸齒狀葉緣, 銳尖或亞銳尖的先端, 葉脈光滑或具有細毛的小葉; 繖形花序在圓錐分枝上以繖房花狀排列；果實具有花柱下盤狀的冠及花柱至少一半長度的離生等等特徵容易與親緣種金敦氏刺楤 (A. kingdon-wardii J. Wen, Lowry & Esser) 區隔。

Keyword: Aralia, Aralia devendrae, Araliaceae, North-west Himalaya, Kashmir, India. 笛氏刺楤、刺楤屬、五加科、喜馬拉亞西北部、喀什米爾、印度。