Dipcadi ser. Bruno-niveus H.Rodrigues, S.R.Dutta & Chakral, 2024

Rodrigues, Hensal Salvador, Dutta, Suchandra Ranjit & Chakral, Kiran Gangadhar, 2024, Resolving the taxonomic identities of some Dipcadi species from India, Phytotaxa 645 (1), pp. 1-17 : 10-11

3. Dipcadi ser. Bruno-niveus H.Rodrigues, S.R.Dutta & Chakral ser. nov.

Type:— D. concanense (Dalz.) Baker

Leaves with a central white band, flowers pure-white, perianth tube funnel or cylindrical, sweet fragrant, seeds brownish-black.

Northern Western Ghats, India

Etymology:—The series name ‘ Bruno-niveus’ is derived from the most striking feature of this group i.e. ‘ Bruno’ for brown seeds and ‘ niveus’ for the snowy white flowers.

Key to Dipcadi ser. Bruno-niveus

1a. Perianth tube funnel shaped............................................................................................................................................... D. goaense

1b. Perianth tube cylindrical....................................................................................................................................................................2.

2a. Flowers 2.2–2.5 cm long; perianth tube as long as lobes; flowers fragrant night................................................ D. janae-shrirangii

2b. Flowers more than 3 cm long; perianth tube longer than lobes; flowers fragrant day night.............................................................3.

3a. Leaves 2–5 in number; bracts 7–9 cm with 9–10 nerves; flowers 4–5 cm long; perianth tube more than twice as long as perianth lobes; stipe ca. 5 mm long; style 28–32 mm long; capsule 1.0–1.2 × 1.2–1.4 cm ........................... D. concanense var. concanense

3b. Leaves 5–8 in number; bracts 5–7 cm with 10–12 nerves; flowers 3–3.7 cm long; perianth tube 1.5 times as long as perianth lobes; stipe ca. 3.5 mm long; style ca. 22 mm long; capsule 0.6–0.8 × 1.1–1.8 cm .................................. D. concanense var. devrukhense