Eriocaulon wayanadense (Eriocaulaceae), a new species from Kerala, India

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Published: 30.06.2010
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2010.20.01.04
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Eriocaulon, India, Kerala, New species, Wayanad hills

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C. P. Vivek
Botanical Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre, Coimbatore – 641 003, Tamil Nadu, India.
M. M. Swapna
Malabar Botanical Garden, G.A. College Post, Kozhikode – 673 014, Kerala, India.
K. K. Suresh
Malabar Botanical Garden, G.A. College Post, Kozhikode – 673 014, Kerala, India.

Abstract

Eriocaulon wayanadense Vivek, Swapna et K.K. Suresh, a new species from Wayanad district, Kerala is described and illustrated. The species is allied to E. elenorae Fyson, but differs by the transversely elongated seed coat cells, presence of setiform appendages on seeds and in having a black gland on each female petal.

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Vol. 20 No. 1 (2010): Rheedea

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New Taxa
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Vivek, C. P., Swapna, M. M., & Suresh, K. K. (2010). Eriocaulon wayanadense (Eriocaulaceae), a new species from Kerala, India. Rheedea, 20(1), 25-27. https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2010.20.01.04
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