Notes on Discospermum sphaerocarpum Dalzell ex Hook.f., a rare species of Rubiaceae (Ixoroideae: Coffeeae) from southern India

Q3 Environmental Science

Journal of Threatened Taxa Pub Date : 2023-12-26 DOI:10.11609/jott.8698.15.12.24420-24426

Dr. Sanjay Molur, B. ManagingEditorMr., Ravichandran, Dr. Mandar Paingankar, Dr. Ulrike Streicher, Ms. Priyanka Iyer, Dr. B.A. Daniel, Editorial Board Dr. Russel Mittermeier, Prof. Mewa Singh, Stephen D. Nash, Dr. Fred Pluthero, Dr. Priya Davidar, Dr. Martin Fisher, Dr. John Fellowes, Prof. Dr. Mirco Solé, Dr. Rajeev Raghavan, Pune India English Mira Bhojwani, C. Toronto, Ilangovan, Web Development, M. Latha, G. Ravikumar, Z. C. .. Radhika, Mrs, Zoo Coimbatore India Geetha, Dr. B. Shivaraju, D. R. Verma, Dr. Vatsavaya S. Raju, Dr. M. Krishnappa, Jnana Sahyadri, D. K. Sridhar, Dr. Kiran Ramchandra, Annasaheb Magar Ranadive, Mahavidyalaya, India. Maharashtra, Dr. G.P. Sinha, Dr. N.P. Balakrishnan, Prof. D.J. Bhat, Dr. Ferdinando Boero, Dr. Merlin Franco, Dr. B.S. Kholia, D. P. Kumar, D. V. S. Kumar, Dr Arjun Raju, Dr. Vijayasankar Raman, Dr. B. Ravi, P. Rao, Dr. K. Ravikumar, Dr. Noor Azhar, Mohamed Shazili, Dr. M.K. Vasudeva Rao, Prof. A.J. Solomon Raju, Dr. Mandar Datar, Dr. M.K. Janarthanam, Dr. K. Karth

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Abstract

Discospermum sphaerocarpum is a rare species in the tribe Coffeeae of the family Rubiaceae and its occurrence on the Madayippara lateritic plateau of the Kannur district of Kerala, southern India is discussed. This plant is endemic to southern India and Sri Lanka. In Kerala, this species was previously recorded from the low-altitude evergreen forests of Thiruvananthapuram district. The present study gives a detailed description, distribution and figures & images illustrating the diagnostic characters of D. sphaerocarpum for easy identification and conservation.

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关于 Discospermum sphaerocarpum Dalzell ex Hook.f.的笔记，它是印度南部一种罕见的茜草科植物（Ixoroideae: Coffeeae）。

Discospermum sphaerocarpum 是茜草科咖啡属中的一个稀有物种，本文讨论了它在印度南部喀拉拉邦坎努尔地区马达伊帕拉红土高原上的分布情况。这种植物是印度南部和斯里兰卡的特有种。在喀拉拉邦，该物种以前是在 Thiruvananthapuram 地区的低海拔常绿森林中记录到的。本研究详细描述了 D. sphaerocarpum 的分布情况，并用数字和图像说明了其诊断特征，以便于识别和保护。

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Journal of Threatened Taxa Environmental Science-Nature and Landscape Conservation

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