Open AccessEugenia kalamii (Myrtaceae), a new species from Western Ghats, India
Author(s) -
S.M. Shareef,
Ettickal Sukumaran Santhosh Kumar,
Thankappan Shaju,
R. Prakashkumar
Publication year - 2018
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.2018.5.4.429
Subject(s) - myrtaceae , geography , wight , biology , sri lanka , botany , archaeology , environmental planning , tanzania
A new species of Eugenia L. (Myrtcaeae), viz. E. kalamii, is described and illustrated from the Western Ghats of India. It is morphologically allied to E. mooniana Wight, (Indo-Sri Lankan species) and E. wynadensis Bedd., (endemic species of southern Western Ghats).