Nomenclatural Notes on <I>Rubus franchetianus</I> (Rosaceae) and Two New Additions to Indian <I>Rubus</I>

Rubus Franchetianus H. Lev. Var. Franchetianus (Rosaceae):An Addition to the Flora of Sikkim (India)

“…The creeping habit with mostly pedately compound leaves reveals that these specimens belong to Rubus franchetianus H. Lev. Detail literature search (Hooker 1878;Maity 2005;Maity & Maiti 2007;Ansari 2014;Gupta & Dash 2016) and subsequent critical morphotaxonomic examination of collected specimens confirmed the identity of the collected specimens as Rubus franchetianus H. Lev. var.…”

“…Gupta and Dash (2016) did not incorporate Mabberley's account in their study and restated the same. However, they made two new combinations under R. franchetianus Lévl.…”

“…Rubus L. is one of the most diversified genera of Rosaceae distributed worldwide with its nearly 250 species (Mabberley 2008). In India the genus credited with about 75 species and mostly distributed in the Himalayas and Northeast Indian states (Hooker 1878;Ansari 2014;Gupta & Dash 2016). In the Sikkim state the genus comprises of ca.…”

“…34 species and two varieties (Maity 2005;Maity & Maiti 2007;Ansari 2014). A thorough scrutiny of literature (Hooker 1878;Lu & Boufford 2003;Maity 2005;Maity & Maiti 2007;Ansari 2014;Gupta & Dash 2016) revealed that Rubus franchetianus H. Lev. var.…”