Strobilanthes kannanii – a new species of Acanthaceae from the Western Ghats,India |
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| Authors: | E. J. Josekutty P. Biju J. R. I. Wood Jomy Augustine |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Dept of Botany, Govt Brennen College, Thalassery, Kerala, India;2. Dept of Botany, Saint Thomas College, Pala, Kottayam, Kerala, India;3. Dept of Botany, Government College, Kasaragod, Kerala, India;4. Dept of Plant Sciences, Oxford Univ, UK;5. Royal Botanical Garden, Kew, UK |
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| Abstract: | Strobilanthes kannanii, a new species of Acanthaceae from southern Western Ghats is described and illustrated. It shows similarity to S. sessilis in some vegetative, floral and palynological characters. Notes on the habitat, distribution, and affinities are also provided along with color images and line drawings. |
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| Keywords: | morphology Paithalmala pollen |
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