A new species of Oberonia (Orchidaceae) from Western Ghats of Kerala,India |
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| Authors: | Kothareddy Prasad Pemmu Sudheshna K M Prabhukumar |
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| Institution: | 1. Botanical Survey of India – Central National Herbarium, Howrah, West Bengal, India;2. Scientist Plant Systematics and Genetic Resources Division, Centre for Medicinal Plants Research (CMPR), Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal, Malappuram Kerala, India |
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| Abstract: | A new Oberonia species, O. muthikulamensis (Orchidaceae), is described and illustrated from Muthikulam forest, Western Ghats of Kerala, India. It is compared with a closely morphologically similar species, O. sebastiana, endemic to Western Ghats. |
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| Keywords: | Epidendroideae Muthikulam forest Oberonia muthikulamensis |
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