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Hymenachne panduranganii sp. nov. from Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, India
Author(s) -
Remya Jayasree,
Geethakumary M. P.
Publication year - 2017
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/njb.01180
Subject(s) - biosphere , biology , botany , nature reserve , wetland , key (lock) , poaceae , identification (biology) , national nature reserve , ecology
Hymenachne panduranganii , a new species of Poaceae collected from a wetland area of Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala, which constitutes the core area of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR), is described and illustrated. The new species differs from the related species H. assamica in having 1.0–1.5 m tall culms, 3.7–4.0 mm long spikelets, floret with a distinct lower palea and having only 2 stamens. To further enunciate the differences, an identification key to the Indian species of Hymenachne is provided.