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Lepidagathis benojiana sp. nov. (Acanthaceae) from the Western Ghats, Kerala, India
Author(s) -
Jithin Karamkandathil Vijayan,
Jose Panikulangara Antony
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.01389
Subject(s) - acanthaceae , peduncle (anatomy) , petiole (insect anatomy) , biology , botany , stamen , pollen , genus
Lepidagathis benojiana , a new species of Lepidagathis , collected from the Idukki district, Kerala, southern Western Ghats, India is described along with photographs. The new species is closely allied to L. chlorostachya Nees. but differs from the latter in its height, length of petiole, position and number of spikes, length of peduncle, length of floral whorls, colour of flower, colour and nature of stamens, nature of fruit and shape of the seed.