Hymenachne panduranganii sp. nov. from Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve,India |
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| Authors: | Jayasree Remya M P Geethakumary |
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| Institution: | Plant Systematics and Evolutionary Science Division, Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanical Garden and Research Inst. (JNTBGRI), Kerala, India |
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| Abstract: | Hymenachne panduranganii, a new species of Poaceae collected from a wetland area of Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala, which constitutes the core area of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR), is described and illustrated. The new species differs from the related species H. assamica in having 1.0–1.5 m tall culms, 3.7–4.0 mm long spikelets, floret with a distinct lower palea and having only 2 stamens. To further enunciate the differences, an identification key to the Indian species of Hymenachne is provided. |
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