Cuscuta janarthanamii (Convolvulaceae), a new species from lateritic plateaus of Western Ghats, India

Kolte R.R.*, Deshpande A.S., Gaonkar V.U., Prabhu T.N. & S.S. Kambale

Published on : 30-Sep-2019

DOI : https://dx.doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2019.29.3.01

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Abstract

Cuscuta janarthanamii (Convolvulaceae) is herein described and illustrated as a new species. This new species is morphologically similar to C. capitata Roxb. and grows parasitically on Lepidagathis keralensis Madhus. & N.P.Singh (Acanthaceae). A detailed description and the photographs of the new taxon are provided here.