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Botanical name: Corynandra elegans Family: Cleomaceae (Spider Flower family)
Elegant Spider-Flower is a new species of
Corynandra from Konkan region of Maharashtra, discovered in 2016. The generic name
Corynandra means club-shaped stamens. The new species differs
from
Celandine Spider Flower by
its perennial habit, presence of root suckers, 3-5 foliate basal
leaves, flower 5-9 cm across, petals up to 4.5 cm long, stamens up to
250, capsule beak 8–14 mm long, seed testa with blunt tubercles and
open, deep cleft.
| Identification credit: S.R, Yadav, Sneha Bramhdande | Photographed in Maharashtra. |
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