A New Species of Memecylon (Melastomataceae) from Western Ghats, India

A New Species of Memecylon (Melastomataceae) from Western Ghats, India

Memecylon travancorense Sivu, N. S. Pradeep, Pandur. & Ratheesh, a new species of Memecylon from Agastyamala Biosphere Reserve of the southern Western Ghats is described herewith illustration and photographs. Its distinctive characters are discussed and comments made on differences between this...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ambikabai Raghavanpillai Sivu, Nediyaparambu Sukumaran Pradeep, Alagramam Govindasamy Pandurangan, Matalayi Kokaramath Ratheesh Narayanan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Taiwan University 2018-05-01
Series:Taiwania
Subjects:
India
Kerala
Melastomataceae
Memecylon
New species
Western Ghats
Online Access:http://tai2.ntu.edu.tw/taiwania/abstract.php?type=abstract&id=1548
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Summary:Memecylon travancorense Sivu, N. S. Pradeep, Pandur. & Ratheesh, a new species of Memecylon from Agastyamala Biosphere Reserve of the southern Western Ghats is described herewith illustration and photographs. Its distinctive characters are discussed and comments made on differences between this and its allied taxa. This new species is similar to M. wightii, but clearly distinct by having sub-terete, greyish white branchlets, broadly elliptic to oblong leaves with slightly cordate to rounded leaf base, umbellate inflorescence with quadrangular peduncles and shortly pedicellate flowers. Information on habitat, distribution, and conservation status are provided.
ISSN:0372-333X
0372-333X

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