8/12/2019 Ipomoea Capitellata Var. Multilobata (Convolvulaceae) a New Variety From Jammu and Kashmir State, India

1/3

Ipomoea capitellata var. multilobata (Convolvulaceae) A new varietyfrom Jammu and Kashmir State, India

Keywords:Flora, new variety, Jammu and Kashmir, India.

ABSTRACT:

Ipomoea capitellata choisy var. multilobata Bhellum var. nov. collected fromJammu and Kashmir, India is described and illustrated.

060-062 | JRPS | 2012 | Vol 1 | No 1

This article is governed by the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which gives permission for unrestricted use, non-commercial, distribution, andreproduction in all medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

www.plantsciences.info

Authors:Bhellum BL.

Institution:Department of Botany,Government Degree College,Kathua-184 101, India.

Corresponding author:Bhellum BL.

Web Address:http://plantsciences.info/documents/PS0017.pdf.

Dates: Received: 15 Jan 2012 / Accepted: 24 Jan 2012 / Published: 23 Feb 2012

Article Citation:Bhellum BL.Ipomoea capitellata var. multilobata (Convolvulaceae) A new variety from Jammuand Kashmir State, India.Journal of Research in Plant Sciences (2012) 1: 060-062

Original Research

ournal of Research in Plant Sciences

ourna

o

Research

nP

antScenc

es

Journal of Research inPlant Sciences

An International ScientificResearch Journal

An International Scientific Research Journal

8/12/2019 Ipomoea Capitellata Var. Multilobata (Convolvulaceae) a New Variety From Jammu and Kashmir State, India

2/3

8/12/2019 Ipomoea Capitellata Var. Multilobata (Convolvulaceae) a New Variety From Jammu and Kashmir State, India

3/3

long, very hairy; flowers sessile, 3 or more in a head;

peduncle 2.5- 7.5 cm long, hairy; outer bracts nearly 2.5

cm, inner ones 1cm long, all ovate-oblong, sub-obtuse,

hairy; sepals 8- 13 mm long, densely hairy, ciliate with

long stiff hairs; outer sepals broader than the inner ovate-

laceolate, the inner three linear-oblong, acute; corolla ca

ca 3 cm long tubular, campanulate, white or pale-pink;

capsule 6 mm across, globose, glabrous, papery,

concealed in the calyx; seeds 5 mm long, grey,

pubescent.

var. differet in folia multilobata.

Occurrence

Straggling on the shrubs of the wastelands in the

surroundings of Jammu.

Specimens examined

The specimens were collected from the ridges of

Jammu. The flowers open mostly in the evening.

Flowering and Fruiting : August- October

DISCUSSION

In the process of evolution, the lobes occur from

the simple to dissected not from the dissected to simple.

Therefore, I. capillata Choisy is a different species andnot the variety I. pes-tigridis . During the course of

evolution I. pes-tigridis has been evolved from the static

characters of shallowly lobed leaves. There seems to be

two lines of evolution from Ipomoea capitellata and I.

Pes-tigridis . The other characteristics which attract the

attention are texture of leaves, intermixed pubescence,

high state of variability in the vegetative and floral

morphology.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The authors is grateful to Prof. A. K. Koul, Dean

Centre for Biodiversity, BGSB Rajouri and Prof. Rani

Magotra Department of Botany, University of Jammu for

encouragement.

REFERENCES

Bhati P and Sen DN. 1978. Adaptive polymorphism in

Ipomoea pes-tigridis (Convolvulaceae) a common rainy

season weed of the Indian arid zone. Pl. Syst. Evol .,

129:111-117.

Bhellum BL. 2012. Conyza sumatrensis (Retz.) E.

Walker (Asteraceae) A new record for the Flora of

North-West India. Journal of Research in Plant Sciences

1:045-047.

Bhellum and Magotra. 2011. Ipomoea digitata L.

(Convolvulaceae) A new record for the flora of Jammu

and Kashmir State. J. Non-Timber Forest Products 18

(3):257-258.

Clarke CB, Hooker JD. 1885. The Flora of British

India . Vol. IV. Reeve & Co. Ltd. London. Mabberley D

J. 2008. Plant- Book (A potable dictionary of plants,

their classification and uses), 3 rd. ed. Cambridge,

London.

Mabberley DJ. 2008. Plant- Book (A potable dictionary

of plants, their classification and uses), 3 rd ed.

Cambridge, London.

Wilkin P. 1995. A new species of Ipomoea

(Convolvulaceae) from Mexico, and its evolution. Kew

Bull ., 50:93-102.

Bhellum , 2012

Journal of Research in Plant Sciences (2012) 1: 060-062 062

Submit your articles online at www.plantsciences.info

AdvantagesEasy online submissionComplete Peer review

ffordable ChargesQuick processingExtensive indexingYou retain your copyright

submit@plantsciences.info

www.plantsciences.info/Submit.php .