@Article{taiwania2025704717,
AUTHOR = {Krishna Chowlu, Akshath Shenoy, Althaf Ahamed Kabeer},
TITLE = {<i>Crassicaulis (Gesneriaceae)</i>, a newly recorded genus in India, based on a new species - <i>Crassicaulis middletonii</i> from Arunachal Pradesh, India},
JOURNAL = {Taiwania},
VOLUME = {70},
YEAR = {2025},
ISSUE = {4},
PAGES = {717-720},
URL = {https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/2131},
ABSTRACT = {<i>Crassicaulis middletonii</i> Chowlu & A.Shenoy, a new species of Gesneriaceae, is described and illustrated. The species was discovered in the Eastern Himalayas in 2025 during a botanical survey in Arunachal Pradesh, India. <i>Crassicaulis middletonii</i> differs from <i>C. guiliangii</i> with its lobed to cordate leaf base, green pedicel and calyx with white flowers, ellipsoid green ovary and linear glabrous capsule. A detailed description, coloured photo-plate, phenology and distribution as well as a comparison table with morphologically close species is presented as easy aid for its identification. The new species is assessed as ‘Critically Endangered’ according to the IUCN Red List criteria.},
DOI = {10.6165/tai.2025.70.717}
}