Premium
A new species of Eriocaulon (Eriocaulaceae) from Madhya Pradesh, India
Author(s) -
Khanna K. K.,
Mudgal V.,
Kumar A.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2000.tb01581.x
Subject(s) - biology , bract , petal , botany , apex (geometry) , inflorescence
Eriocaulon raipurense (Eriocaulaceae) is described and illustrated as a new species from Madhya Pradesh, India. The species is closely allied to E. hamiltonianum but differs in the size and apex of involucral bancts, white‐pilose nature of floral bracts and colour of female petals.