Eriocaulon gopalakrishnanum sp. nov. (Eriocaulaceae) from the Western Ghats,India |
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| Authors: | K Rashmi G Krishnakumar |
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| Institution: | Dept of Applied Botany, Mangalore Univ., IN‐574 199 Mangalagangotri, India. |
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| Abstract: | Eriocaulon gopalakrishnanum K. Rashmi & G. Krishnakumar sp. nov. is described and illustrated from the low altitude monsoon vegetation in the coastal lateritic plateau of the Western Ghat region of Kerala, India. The new species is distinct in the leaves and spathe being papillose, a character not displayed by any other species from this region. |
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