Desmos

 

Desmos chinensis Loureiro (Images by Pudji Widodo (Id by Sid & Satish Chile)

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Desmos chinensis Loureiro ? (Images by Padmini Raghavan (Id suggestions by Tabish, Ajinkya gadave & Mani Nair) (Inserted by J.M.Garg)) 

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Desmos lawii (Hook. f. & Thomson) Saff. (Images by Dinesh Valke, Prashant Awale & Navendu Page (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos click on the links))

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A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner- Nordic
Journal of Botany 33: 257–299, 2015-

Species in India with
distribution:

Desmos chinensis Lour.- India; Bhutan; Bangladesh; Burma
Desmos dumosus (Roxb.) Saff.- India [West Bengal, Assam, Tripura, Mizoram]; Bhutan; Bangladesh; Burma 
Desmos lawii (Hook. f. & Thomson) Saff.- India [Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu] 
Desmos pedunculosus (A. DC.) Bân- India [Assam, Manipur]; Bangladesh; Burma 
Desmos praecox (Hook. f. & Thomson) Saff.- India [West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam] 
Desmos viridiflorus Saff.- India [Kerala, Tamil Nadu]


FLOWERING PLANTS OF INDIA, DICOTYLEDONS, Vol-I
(Acanthaceae-Avicenniaceae) authored by S. Karthikeyan, M. Sanjappa
and S. Moorthy and published by
BSI, Kolkata in 2009 is an important document for names, authority and distribution
of Annonaceae species in India.
As
per this document (Karthikeyan et al., 2009) following species of Desmos
occur in India:
1- Desmos
chinensis Lour. (var. chinensis; var. laevigata; var. latifolia;
var. pubescens;
var. pubiflora)
2- D.
cochinchinensis Lour. (Correct name should be Desmos pedunculosus (A. DC.) Bân. as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015))

3- D. dasymaschalus (Blume) Saff. [synonym
of Dasymaschalon
dasymaschalum (Blume) I.M. Turner]
4- Desmos
dumosus (Roxb.) Saff.
5- D. lawii (Hook.f. & Thomson) Saff.
6- D. longiflorus (Roxb.) Saff. [synonym of
Dasymaschalon
longiflorum (Roxb.) Finet & Gagnep.]
7- D.
praecox (Hook.f. & Thomson) Saff.
8- D.
viridiflorus Saff.

Desmos
viridiflorus is mentioned as “Endangered”
in Indian Red Data Book by Nayar & Sastry (1987-90).

Scrutiny
of these names in Plant List indicates that some of them are synonyms and two
are now placed in Dasymaschalon genus of Annonaceae.

 
A synopsis of Annonaceae in Indian subcontinent by SR KUNDU (pdf-23 pages)- Thaiszia – J. Bot., Košice, 16: 63-85, 2006. :
Desmos chinensis Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 1 : 352. 1790 var. chinensis : India, Nepal , Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, China.
D. chinensis Lour., var. laevigata (Hook. f. & Thoms). D. Mitra, Bull. Bot. Surv. India. 35 : 117.1993.: India, China.
D. chinensis Lour., var. pubescens (Hook. f. & Thoms). Deb in Fl. of Tripura 1: 83. 1981.: India.                  
D. cochinchinensis Lour., Fl. Cochinch.1 : 352. 1790.: India, Myanmar , Kampuchea, Thailand, Malaysia. (Correct name should be Desmos pedunculosus (A. DC.) Bân. as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015))  
D. dasymaschaulus (Blume) Safford, Bull. Torrey. Bot. Club 39: 507. 1912.: India, Myanmar, Kampuchea, Thailand, Indonesia. (synonym of Dasymaschalon dasymaschalum (Blume) I.M.Turner)
D. dumosus (Roxb.) Safford, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club. 39:506. 1912.: India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Singapore,Vietnam.
D. lawii (Hook. f. & Thoms). Safford, Bull. Torrey Bot .Club. 39:506. 1912.: India, Sr i Lanka.
D. longiflorus (Roxb.) Safford, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club. 39:507. 1912. : India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar. (synonym of Dasymaschalon longiflorum (Roxb.) Finet & Gagnep.)
D. praecox (Hook. f. & Thoms). Safford, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club.39:507. 1912.: India, Bhutan.
D. viridiflorus (Beddome) Safford, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club. 39:506. 1912.: India.
 

From
Floral Database of Tamilnadu :
 

Binomial Habit Notes References Distribution
Desmos
lawii (Hook. f. & Thoms.) Safford  		 Shrub Western Ghats,
Evergreen Forests		 Flora of Tamil
Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Coimbatore,
Tirunelveli
Desmos viridiflorus (Bedd.) Safford Climber Western
Ghats, Evergreen Forests		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 Coimbatore
 

 

Species with description &
pictures in Flowers of India as on 9.3.14:
 

Botanical name Family Common name




Desmos lawii Annonaceae Sahyadri Ylang-Ylang
 
 
 
1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants edited by Kerry Scott Walter, Harriet J. Gillett
Desmos viridiflorus Saff.- E- Kerala & Tamilnadu

 
Desmos cochinchinensis Lour. (Correct name should be Desmos pedunculosus (A. DC.) Bân. as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015))
Desmos dasymaschalus (Blume) Saff. is a synonym of Dasymaschalon dasymaschalum (Blume) I.M.Turner

 
Forest Plants of Eastern India By Amal Bhusan Chaudhuri (1993)-
Desmos praecox (Hook.f. & Thomson) Saff.

 
Floristic Plants of the World By Rashtra Vardhana (2006)- Details-

Desmos cochinchinensis Lour. (Correct name should be Desmos pedunculosus (A. DC.) Bân. as per A conspectus of Indo-Burmese Annonaceae by I. M. Turner (2015))

Desmos longiflorus (Roxb.) Saff. is a synonym of Dasymaschalon longiflorum (Roxb.) Finet & Gagnep.

 
Desmos longiflorus (Roxb.) Saff. is a synonym of Dasymaschalon longiflorum (Roxb.) Finet & Gagnep.

 
Desmos: 3 posts by 2 authors.

I have updated eFI (efloraofindia) page on Desmos

Attempts have been made to incorporate most of the species available in India & nearby areas with details & keys directly or through links as far as possible. It’s quite possible that there may be some discrepancy in the accepted names & synonyms taken from other links.

Species discussed so far in efloraofindia are given at the bottom of the page in the form of links against Subpages. On clicking them one can see all the details.

If someone can provide complete list of Indian species with source references it will be wonderful.

Any comments/ corrections are welcome.

I have added list of species of Desmos in India 

 

Pl. go through ‎Desmos page (‎‎Annonaceae) with images of species in efloraofindia (done by me).

If you find any mis-identification, pl. let us know.

If anybody can send images of other species of this genera (for incorporation in the website), it will be really nice. Also, if anybody is interested to take up the activity of inserting images on efloraofindia pages from efloraofindia posts, pl. let us know.

I have gone through the page. Nice work …

 

 

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