A new species of Salacia is described from Karnataka and Kerala states of the Western Ghats, India. It is unique within the genus on account of its obliquely dehiscing anthers and 7–10 cm long, prolate to broadly ellipsoid or ovoid, keeled, greenish‐yellow 5‐ to 8‐seeded fruit with thin epicarp and dry mesocarp. Salacia megacarpa sp. nov. can be grouped with S. fruticosa Heyne ex M.A.Lawson and S. oblonga Wight & Arn. which are the only other species from the sub‐continent which exhibit axillary, ramiflorous, dichotomously branched cymes.

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来自印度西高止山脉的一种显着的五层龙新种（Celastraceae：Salacioideae）

在印度西高止山脉的卡纳塔克邦和喀拉拉邦描述了一种新的 Salacia 种。由于其花药斜开裂，长 7-10 厘米，扁长至宽椭圆形或卵球形，龙骨状，黄绿色，5-8 粒种子，果皮薄，中果皮干燥，在属内独一无二。五层龙舌兰 sp. 十一月 可以与 S. fruticosa Heyne ex MALawson 和 S. oblonga Wight & Arn 归为一类。这是次大陆唯一的其他物种，它们表现出腋生、枝状、二分枝的聚伞花序。