. Keys in flora of Bhutan ;
l. Shoots puberulous; leaves narrowly elliptic-lanceolate, 5 — 9 x 1 – 2cm, pinnately veined to base … 1. S. hookeriana
+ Shoots glabrous; leaves ovate-lanceolate, 8— 12 x 2.5-4cm, 3-veined at base … 2. S. wallichii . Species as per Flora of India Vol 23 (2012) (Editors N. P. Balakrishnan, T. Chakrabarty, M. Sanjappa, P. Lakshminarsimhan & P. Singh- by Botanical Survey of India):
Sarcococca coriacea (Hook.) Sweet (India: Shaded places in forests, at 500 – 2500 m altitude. Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu; Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar) Sarcococca hookeriana Baill. (India: Scattered in subtropical to temperate forests, often along streams, between 1900 – 2900 (-3500) m altitudes. West Bengal and Sikkim; Nepal, Bhutan and China (Tibet)) Sarcococca saligna (D.Don) Müll.Arg. (India: Common in subtropical forests or temperate meadows between 2000 – 3500 m altitude, usually as forest undergrowth at shaded places. Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal; Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal China and Taiwan) Sarcococca wallichii Stapf forma membranacea Sealy (India: Known to occur at about 2400 m altitude in Manipur) forma wallichii (Nepal to China (W. & S. Yunnan) and Myanmar as per POWO) Keys:
1 a. Ovary and fruits 2-locular … 1. S. coriacea
b. Ovary and fruits 3-locular 2 2 a. Branchlets puberulous 3 b. Branchlets glabrous 4 3 a. Leaves (1.5 -) 2 – 3.5 (- 4) cm broad, caudate at apex; cauda 10 – 30 mm long; female flowers 5 – 6 mm long; female sepals 5 or 6, 3 – 4 mm long …. 4.2. S. wallichii forma membranacea b. Leaves (0.5 -) 1 – 2 (- 2.5) cm broad, acuminate at apex; acumen 5 – 10 mm long; female flowers 7 – 9 mm long; female sepals 4 (- 5), 2 – 2.5 mm long …. 2. S. hookeriana 4 a. Leaves 1.5 – 4 cm broad; male flowers ebracteate; male sepals 3 – 4.5 mm long; filaments 6 – 8.5 mm long; female flowers 7 – 9 mm long with 3 – 4 pairs of separated bracteoles; seeds ca 8 x 5 mm … 4.1. S. wallichii forma wallichii b. Leaves 1 –-2.5 cm broad; male flowers usually bracteolate; male sepals 2.5 – 3.5 mm long; filaments 4 – 7 mm long; female flowers 4 – 6 mm long with (3 -) 4 or 5 (- 6) pairs of imbricating bracteoles; seeds ca 6 x 4 mm …. 3. S. saligna . Species with description & keys from Flora of Pakistan (Distribution):
Sarcococca saligna (D.Don) Muell.-Arg. in DC. (A common gregarious shrub of moist and shady places in W. Himalayas from Afghanistan to Kumaon between 1-3000 m) . Sarcococca coriacea (Hook.) Sweet (600-1600 m; Himalaya (Simla to Nepal), Assam, N. Burma)
Sarcococca hookeriana Baill. (1800-3500 m; Himalaya (Nepal to Bhutan), N. Assam, S. Tibet, W. China (var.))
Sarcococca saligna (D. Don) Mull. Arg. (1900-2300 m; Afghanistan, Himalaya (Hazara to Nepal))
Sarcococca wallichii Stapf (2100-2900 m; Himalaya (Nepal to Bhutan), ?N. Burma, W. China) . Some species found in India with description & keys from Flora of China [Distribution other than China]:
Sarcococca hookeriana Baillon [Afghanistan, Bhutan, NE India, Nepal].
Sarcococca saligna (D. Don) Müller Argoviensis in A. Candolle [Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Pakistan].
Sarcococca wallichii Stapf [Bhutan, NE India, Myanmar, Nepal].
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