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A synopsis of Indo-Burmese Combretaceae

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A systematic treatment of the native Combretaceae in the Indo-Burmese region, including Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar, is presented in a synoptic way. Four genera, 50 species and seven varieties are recognized and treated with keys to the genera and species, nomenclature, relevant synonymy, typifications, habitat, and distribution. A total of 22 names have been lectotypified, including second-step lectotypes for two names. Neotypes are designated here for 11 names and an epitype for one name. New varietal combinations have also been proposed for three names, namely Terminalia coronata var. parviflora, T. pendula var. fischeri, and T. pendula var. phillyreifolia.

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We thank the Director, Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata and Head of Office, Central National Herbarium, Howrah (CAL) for the facilities; Drs John McNeill (E), K.N. Gandhi (A/GH), N.J. Turland (BGBM) and I.M. Turner (K) for nomenclatural advice. We also thank the authorities of BLAT, BM, BR, G, K, LINN and LIV for valuable correspondence and sending images of the original materials for study. Grateful thanks are also due to the Director, Herbarium, Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève, Switzerland (G), for generously sending high resolution images of some type specimens for this study. Dr. Martin Callmander (G) is also acknowledged for his generous help in search of original materials of Conocarpus latifolius Roxb. ex DC. We also thank the anonymous reviewers, editors and Dr Gregory M. Plunkett, Editor-in-Chief for refining the manuscript and suggesting a number of corrections.

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Chakrabarty, T., Kumar, A. A synopsis of Indo-Burmese Combretaceae. Brittonia 75, 269–299 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-023-09756-w

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