Justicia sivadasanii (Acanthaceae): a striking new species from the Western Ghats, India

Kew Bulletin - Tập 70 - Trang 1-5 - 2015
C. N. Sunil1, K. M. Prabhukumar2, V. V. Naveen Kumar1, V. S. Hareesh3, E. C. Baiju1
1Post Graduate & Research Department of Botany, S.N.M. College, Ernakulam, India
2Centre for Medicinal Plants Research (CMPR), Arya Vaidya Sala, Malappuram, India
3Department of Botany, University of Calicut, Malappuram, India

Tóm tắt

A new species of Justicia L. (Acanthaceae), J. sivadasanii Sunil, K. M. P. Kumar & Naveen Kum., from the Western Ghats of India is described and illustrated. Its IUCN status, distribution and phenology are provided along with colour photographs, and its affinities are discussed.

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