TY -JOUR
AU -Krishna Chowlu
AU -Akshath Shenoy
AU -Althaf Ahamed Kabeer
TI -<i>Crassicaulis (Gesneriaceae)</i>, a newly recorded genus in India, based on a new species - <i>Crassicaulis middletonii</i> from Arunachal Pradesh, India
PY -2025
DA -2025-11-08
JO -Taiwania
VL -70
IS -4
SP -717
EP -720
UR -https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/2131
AB -<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.
DO -10.6165/tai.2025.70.717