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A Reinvestigation on the Taxonomic Identity and Nomenclature of Cinnamomum heyneanum and C. riparium (Lauraceae) in the Western Ghats, India


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1 Department of Botany, Bishop Abraham Memorial College, Thuruthicad, Pathanamthitta– 689597, Kerala, India
2 P.G, Department of Botany & Research Centre, Sree Krishna College, Ariyannur P.O., Guruvayur, Thrissur – 680102, Kerala, India
 

The taxonomic identity and nomenclature of the two species namely, Cinnamomum heyneanum Nees and C. riparium Gamble (Lauraceae) have been resolved with critical notes on the distribution of the two species in the Western Ghats.

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Cinnamomum heyneanum, C. riparium, Lauraceae, Southern Western Ghats.
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Authors

A. J. Robi
Department of Botany, Bishop Abraham Memorial College, Thuruthicad, Pathanamthitta– 689597, Kerala, India
P. S. Udayan
P.G, Department of Botany & Research Centre, Sree Krishna College, Ariyannur P.O., Guruvayur, Thrissur – 680102, Kerala, India

Abstract


The taxonomic identity and nomenclature of the two species namely, Cinnamomum heyneanum Nees and C. riparium Gamble (Lauraceae) have been resolved with critical notes on the distribution of the two species in the Western Ghats.

Keywords


Cinnamomum heyneanum, C. riparium, Lauraceae, Southern Western Ghats.

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