Open AccessAsystasia dalzelliana var. alba (Acanthaceae), a new variety from southern Western Ghats of Kerala, India
Author(s) -
Viswakumar Sujatha Deepa Lekshmi,
Sindhu Arya,
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.1680
Subject(s) - acanthaceae , variety (cybernetics) , geography , new variety , botany , biology , mathematics , statistics , cultivar
Asystasia dalzelliana var. alba, a new variety of the family Acanthaceae is described and illustrated from the southern Western Ghats of Kerala, India. The new variety differs from the typical variety with respect to color of flowers and lack of black blue bands on the anthers. Critical notes along with conservation status of the new variety are provided.