Open AccessA NEW VARIETY OFTHOTTEASIVARAJANII(ARISTOLOCHIACEAE) FROMWESTERN GHATS, INDIA
Author(s) -
A. Nazarudeen,
G. Rajkumar,
M. Alister
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of advanced research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-5407
DOI - 10.21474/ijar01/13690
Subject(s) - bract , inflorescence , aristolochiaceae , habit , petiole (insect anatomy) , biology , botany , geography , genus , psychology , psychotherapist
Thotteasivarajaniivar.anamalaianavar.nov., discovered from theAnamalaihills of Western Ghats, India is described and illustrated. The woody habit,comparatively less pubescent inflorescence and flowers, glabrous stem, petiole and fruits,highly reducedstaminodes, prominent bracts and bracteolesetc. are some of the characteristics that delimit thisvariety from the species proper.