Ledebouria hyacinthina var. obtusata S. Dutta, Chakral & H. Rodrigues, var. nov.
Creators: name: Chakral, Kiran Gangadhar
name: Dutta, Suchandra Ranjit
name: Rodrigues, Hensal
name: Dwivedi, Mayank
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Asparagales
Asparagaceae
Ledebouria
Ledebouria hyacinthina
Ledebouria hyacinthina var. obtusata s. dutta, chakral &amp; h. rodrigues

description: Ledebouria hyacinthina var. obtusata S. Dutta, Chakral & H. Rodrigues var. nov. (Figure 5.)
Type:— INDIA. Maharashtra, Palghar, Takmak, SHK 15 (Holotype: SHK0015!; Isotype: BLAT SHK0016, RDNCP SHK0017!).
Description: —Bulb 2–4 × 1.5–3 cm, leaves broadly lanceolate—spathulate, apex obtuse (70 o –130 o) without bulbil; inflorescence bearing more than 40 (100) flowers; flowers pinkish in colour; ovary obtusely deltate without beak at the base.
Distribution: — Maharashtra: Manori (Mumbai), Takmak, Tungareshwar (Palghar), Uttan, Mama-bhanja (Thane) Masai (Kolhapur).
Habitat:— From low level Basalt mesa to high altitude lateritic plateau of the western ghats, rocky plateau, forest floor, sandy soil near the sea and cultivated areas.
Phenology:— Flowering and fruiting from June to August.
Etymology:— The epithet ‘obtusata’ refers to the obtuse apex of the matured leaf.
Associates:— Senna tora (Linnaeus 1753: 376) Roxb. (1832:340), Dipcadi saxorum Blatter (1928: 736), Mesosphaerum suaveolens (L. 1759:1100) Kuntze (1891:525), Lepidagathis Willdenow. (1800: 400).
Specimen examined:— INDIA. Maharashtra: Mumbai, National Park, Borivali, 27 June 1953 Fernades, R 1303 (BLAT!); Andheri, Mahakali Caves, Salsette, 07 July1945, Santapau, 6767 (BLAT!); Malad Quary Hills, 17 June 1955, Shah, Shah4538 (BLAT); Malad, Marve Road, 03 July 1955, Shah, Shah4589 (BLAT); Vihar Lake, 5 July 1958, Merchant, 589 (BLAT); Mahakali Caves, Andheri, 13 June 1951, Santapau, 12823 (BLAT); Kanheri hill top, 14 August 2011, Shinde, 28078 (AHMA!); Manori, 15 July 2023, Suchandra et al. SHK35 (RDNCP!); Pune District, 14 July 1955, Vartak, 782 (AHMA!); Pune University, 15 June 1973, Datar, M.A.C.S 8077 (AHMA); Dive ghat, 15 July 2017, Giranje, 1429 (NGCPC!); 1426 (NGCPR181!); Mulshi, Rawalewadi, 04 July 2017, Giranje et al., 1426 (NGCPR!); Bovdhan hill, 22 July 1954, J.A.V, 5069 (BSI!); Chattarshungi hills, Pune, 5 June 1917, Ezekiel 30576 (BLAT!); Chattarshungi hills, Pune, 28 June 1954, Rukmini, 153 B.R (BLAT!); Chattarshungi hills, Pune, 28 June 1954 Rukmini, 152BR (BLAT); Thane, Tungar Plateau, 22 July 1968, Billore, 116312, (BSI!), Shahapur, 3 June 1967, Billore, 111083, (BSI!); Narayanpur, 04 June 2016, Giranje, 1408 (NGCPR!); Nashik, Point-Tondisal, 12 July 1967, Cherian, 11135 (BSI!); Satara, Mahabaleshwar, Giranje et al., 1428 (NGCPR!); 11 June 2018, Giranje et al, 1432 (NGCPR!); Lingmala water fall, 02 June 1960, Rao, 62329 (BSI!); Buva Maharaj Temple, 09 July 2017, Nandikar, 1427 (NGCPR!); Kates point, 09 July 2017, Nandikar, 1428 (NGCPR!); Bhade Village, 15 June 2017, Giranje et al., 1417 (NGCPR!); Sadawaghapur, 25 July 2021, Suchandra et al., SHK27 (RDNCP!), Osmanabad, Ramling Ghat, 04 July 2017 Gholve, 1425 (NGCPR!); Akola, Mahan, 22 June 1978, Kamble, 153726 (BSI!); Palghar, Tungareshwar, 20 July 2022, Suchandra et al., SHK41 (RDNCP!); Thane, Mama bhanja, 26 July 2022, Suchandra et al. SHK32 (RDNCP!). Uttan, 28 July 2022, Suchandra et al. SHK30 (RDNCP!); Kolhapur, Masai, 15 July 2022, Suchandra et al. SHK23 (RDNCP!).
description: Published as part of Chakral, Kiran Gangadhar, Dutta, Suchandra Ranjit, Rodrigues, Hensal & Dwivedi, Mayank, 2024, Revisionary insights into the genus Ledebouria (Asparagaceae) from India, pp. 1-21 in Phytotaxa 641 (1) on page 9, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.641.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/13213703