Mycetia radiciflora (C.B.Clarke) Airy Shaw, Kew Bull. 19: 509 (1965) (Syn: Silvianthus radiciflorus C.B.Clarke);
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Arunachal Pradesh to NW. Myanmar: Assam, East Himalaya, Myanmar as per POWO;
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Requesting id of Rubiaceae shrub from Arunachal Pradesh: 2 high res. images.
kindly assist in the identification of a shrubby rubiaceae member from Arunachal Pradesh. Plant growing upto 2.5m tall.
Elevation 1100m.
Mycetia ??
Mycetia cauliflora Reinw. ??
Closest I can guess.
Looks different as per images of Mycetia cauliflora at
http://phytoimages.siu.edu/imgs/pelserpb/re/Rubiaceae_Mycetia_cauliflora_65066.html
http://www.phytoimages.siu.edu/imgs/pelserpb/r/Rubiaceae_Mycetia_cauliflora_65125.html
http://phytoimages.siu.edu/imgs/pelserpb/re/Rubiaceae_Mycetia_cauliflora_65066.html
http://www.phytoimages.siu.edu/imgs/pelserpb/r/Rubiaceae_Mycetia_cauliflora_65125.html
Also no distribution as per POWO.
After checking all the species listed in Arunachal Pradesh at https://efloraofindia.com/efi/mycetia/, I found it near to Mycetia radiciflora (C.B.Clarke) Airy Shaw as per
https://www.gbif.org/species/5337713 (specimen one and two) (although specimens are of low resolution and flower details are not clear)
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:756906-1
https://www.gbif.org/species/5337713 (specimen one and two) (although specimens are of low resolution and flower details are not clear)
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:756906-1
Keeping it Mycetia radiciflora (C.B.Clarke) Airy Shaw for the time being.
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References:
POWO Catalogue of Life GBIF (specimen one and two) India Flora Online