Koulium Genus nov. and Koulium psammogetifolium Sp. nov. (Apiaceae; Pimpinelleae) from Jammu, India
B. L. Bhellum,
Rani Magotra
Abstract:Koulium, a newly discovered monotypic genus of the family
Apiaceae from the south-west of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India, is
described and illustrated. It thrives in open areas, wastelands along
rivers, and sandy beds. The new genus is related to Aphanopleura,
Psammogeton, and Pimpinella but differs from them in that
it has a thick, deep yellow root, fruits with intermixed hairs that are
simple and T-shaped, petals sparsely pubescent on the outside, small
vittae that are one under each furrow, ridges obscure,… Show more
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