It may be noted that the genus *Suregada *Roxb. ex Rottler exhibits extra-ordinary phenological plasticity. Each species seems to be connected to some other species with endless intermediated. Hence, species delimitations in the genus are based on some tendencies exhibited by the taxa rather than sharp discontinuities or differences.
In India, we have three recognized species, as follows: *1. Suregada bifaria *(Roxb. ex Willd.) Baill., Hist. Pl. 5: 120. 1874; Ramana *et al. *in Phytotaxa 221: 183. 2015. – *Gelonium bifarium *Roxb. [Hort. Bengal. 73. 1814, *nom. nud.*] ex Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4(2): 831. 1806. *Type *(lectotype, designated by Ramana *et al., *2015): India, *Roxburgh s.n. *(B-W18501-020!). Remaining original material: India, *Roxburgh s.n. *(B-W10501-010!). *Distribution: *India (Andaman & Nicobar Islands), throughout Malesia to N Australia. Usually recognizable by the bilocular fruits. *2. Suregada lanceolata *(Willd.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 619. 1891. – *Gelonium lanceolatum *Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4(2): 832. 1806; Roxb., Hort. Bengal. 73. 1814 & Fl. Ind. 3: 831. 1832. *Type *India, *Klein *782 (holotype B-W18502-010, digital image!). Link: https://herbarium.bgbm.org/object/BW18502010 = *Gelonium angustifolium *Müll.Arg. in DC., Prodr. 15(2): 1128. 1866. – *Suregada angustifolia *(Müll.Arg.) Airy Shaw in Kew Bull. 23: 128. 1969. *Type *(first-step lectotype, designated by Airy Shaw, 1969): Sri Lanka, Adams Peak, March 1846, *Thwaites *CP [Ceylon Plants] 252 (K). Second-step lectotype (designated by Chakrabarty in Ann. Pl. Sci. 8: 3634. 2019): Sri Lanka, *Thwaites *CP [Ceylon Plants] 252 (K000247072, digital image!; isolectotypes G00319624, K000247073, digital images!). Additional syntypes: India, Cochin, *Johnston s.n. *(K000247071, digital image!); Sri Lanka, *Thwaites *CP [Ceylon Plants] 696 (G00319623, G00319625, K000247068, digital images!); Sri Lanka, *Thwaites *CP [Ceylon Plants] 2101 (G00319622, digital image!). *Distribution: *Sri Lanka and peninsular India. Distinguished from *S. multiflora *usually by the narrowly oblong-elliptic to lanceolate-oblong or narrowly oblong- obovate to oblanceolate leave, fewer flowers per cymule and smaller fruits (usually up to 1 cm in diameter). However, these characters may overlap. *3. Suregada multiflora *(A. Juss.) Baill., Étude Euphorb. 396. 1858. – *Gelonium multiflorum *A. Juss., Euphorb. Gen. 111, t. 10, f. 31A. 1824. *Type *(lectotype, designated by Chakrabarty in Ann. Pl. Sci. 8: 3633. 2019): [icon] in A. Juss., Euphorb. Gen. 111, t. 10, f. 31A. 1824. = *Gelonium fasciculatum *Roxb. [Hort. Bengal. 73. 1814, *nom. nud. *(as *fascuculatum*)] Fl. Ind. 3: 832. 1832. *Type *(lectotype, designated by Chakrabarty in Ann. Pl. Sci. 8: 3633. 2019): Without locality (presumably India), *No collector s.n. *[7891] (K001128695, digital image!). Remaining original material: Icones Roxburghianae, No. 124 (CAL!, K, image!). *Distribution: *India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, China, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, Celebes and Lesser Sunda Islands. See differences from *S. lanceolata *as given above. On Sat, Jun 3, 2023 at 4:54 PM nadeem waqif <nadeem.wa...@gmail.com> wrote: > http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-198576 > > the plant list claims Suregada augustifolia is a synomyn of Suregada > lanceolata, which is the accepted name. maybe bsi wants to go with > augustifolia for some reason. > > On Sat, Jun 3, 2023, 17:06 J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Keys from BSI Flora of India >> <https://efloraindia.bsi.gov.in/eFlora/taxonList.action?id=177&type=3> >> as given below are creating some doubt about it being *Suregada >> lanceolata*. Maybe Tapas ji can clarify further. >> 1a. Leaves obovate or oblanceolate, sharply acuminate at apex, up to 15 >> cm long; flowers small, few in fascicles; fruits smooth, deeply lobed, >> keeled on lobes, 7 - 10 mm in diam. 1. *Suregada angustifolia >> <https://efloraindia.bsi.gov.in/eFlora/taxonList.action?id=350&type=4>* >> b. Leaves elliptic to oblong-elliptic, rounded or obtuse at apex, entire, >> up to 25 cm long; flowers rather large, many in cymes or clusters; fruits >> rough, obscurely lobed, 12 - 15 mm in diam. 2. *Suregada multiflora >> <https://efloraindia.bsi.gov.in/eFlora/taxonList.action?id=352&type=4>* >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> From: Nadeem Waqif <nadeem.wa...@gmail.com> >> Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 at 11:18 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:204092] Bush for ID Tiruvannamalei, Tamil Nadu >> NAW-OCT-17 >> To: efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> >> >> >> Kindly identify this bush photographed at the herbal garden, >> Tiruvannamalei, Tamil Nadu in September 2014. >> >> Height of bush about 2 metres. 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