Open AccessIsachne veldkampii var. malabarica (Poaceae) - a new wetland variety from Northern Kerala, India
Author(s) -
Packia Lekshmi,
P. Biju,
Venugopalan Nair Saradamma Anil Kumar
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
plant science today
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.204
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2348-1900
DOI - 10.14719/pst.1678
Subject(s) - wetland , panicle , poaceae , botany , biology , new variety , geography , ecology , cultivar
Isachne veldkampii var. malabarica, a new variety is described from the wetlands of Kasaragod, Kerala. It can be distinguished from Isachne veldkampii Bhat & Nagendran by the presence of two types of leaves - ligulate and non-ligulate,1–4 spikelets in each panicle branch and 2 florets which are either both pistillate, both bisexual or upper pistillate and lower bisexual. Description along with figures, illustrations and distribution map are provided.