The identity of Ophiorrhiza barnesii (Rubiaceae) – a critically endangered and endemic species of the southern Western Ghats, India

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Published: 30.06.2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2023.33.02.06
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Kerala, Ophiorrhiza caudata, Ophiorrhizeae, Rubioideae

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A. S. V. Nair
Department of Botany, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram - 695 581, Kerala India
A. Gangaprasad
Department of Botany, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram - 695 581, Kerala India
K. B. Rameshkumar
Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala – 695 562, India.
E. S. S. Kumar
Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala – 695 562, India.

Abstract

The identity and rediscovery of Ophiorrhiza barnesii C.E.C.Fisch. (Rubiaceae), a critically endangered species from the Western Ghats is discussed here. Detailed species descriptions are accompanied by stereomicroscope images, SEM images of pollen grains, data on ecology and conservation status.

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Vol. 33 No. 2 (2023): Rheedea

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Nair, A. S. V., Gangaprasad, A., Rameshkumar, K. B., & Kumar, E. S. S. (2023). The identity of Ophiorrhiza barnesii (Rubiaceae) – a critically endangered and endemic species of the southern Western Ghats, India. Rheedea, 33(2), 87-91. https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2023.33.02.06

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