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bioRxiv2024

Gardenia duerrii (Gardenieae : Rubiaceae), a new species from India and Neotypification of Gardenia resinifera Roth

Withdrawal statementThe authors have withdrawn this manuscript because of no longer neotypification of Gardenia resinifera, as it has already been neotypified by some and published in taxon journal, and the introduction part of the manuscript becomes false now based on the previous publications on typification. And secondary Journal editor hesitates to publish this article. Therefore, the authors do not wish this work to be cited as reference for the project. If you have any questions, please contact the corresponding author.

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bioRxiv2023

A new subspecies of Ficus L. (Moraceae) from North Andaman Island, India.

Ficus pellucidopunctata subsp. obpyriformis is described and illustrated from the North Andaman Island of India. The new taxon resembles Ficus pellucidopunctata in punctale leaf, leaf shape and venation, but differs with the typical species by its longer and obpyriform fig, (verses ellipsoid); scaly minute (ca. 2 mm) basal bracts that do not cover the base of the fig (verses larger (ca. 6 mm) basal bracts that cover the base of the fig); fig orange to dark brown (verses green to yellow); branches terete (verses. angular). Ficus pellucidopunctata subsp. obpyriformis seeds germinated and saplings were planted and are growing in the Dharmavana Nature Ark (DNA), Bhongir, Telangana as part of the DNAs exsitu conservation programme.

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