Pinda shrirangii,a new elegant species of Apiaceae from the northern Western Ghats,India |
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| Authors: | Kumar Vinod Chhotupuri Gosavi Nilesh Appaso Madhav Devidas Bhausaheb Borude Arun Nivrutti Chandore |
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| Institution: | 1. Dept of Botany, HPT Arts & RYK Science College, Nashik, 422005 Maharashtra, India;2. Dept of Botany, Abasaheb Marathe Arts and New Commerce, Science College, Rajapur, 416702 District-Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India |
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| Abstract: | A new species, Pinda shrirangii Gosavi & Chandore, is described and illustrated from a high-elevation region of northern Western Ghats, India. The new species is closely allied to the only other species in the genus, Pinda concanensis (Dalzell) P.K.Mukh. & Constance which was also described from the northern Western Ghats of Maharashtra state of India. Coloured photographs and illustrations are provided to facilitate the identification. |
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| Keywords: | Apiaceae endemism high elevation Maharashtra monotypic Pinda taxonomy |
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