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Oberonia swaminathanii sp. nov. (Orchidaceae) from Kerala, India
Author(s) -
Narayanan M. K. Ratheesh,
Manudev K. M.,
Sujanapal P.,
Kumar N. Anil,
Sivadasan M.,
Alfarhan Ahmed H.
Publication year - 2010
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.1756-1051.2010.00822.x
Subject(s) - orchidaceae , biology , botany , column (typography) , structural engineering , connection (principal bundle) , engineering
Oberonia swaminathanii , a new species of Orchidaceae from Wayanad district, Kerala, India is described and illustrated. The new species resembles Oberonia balakrishnanii , O. chandrasekharanii and O. seidenfadeniana by its 3‐lobed labellum and 2‐lobuled midlobe; but differs in having brick‐red coloured flowers, triangular labellum disc, and a subglobose column.