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Strobilanthes lakshminarasimhanii (Acanthaceae): A New Species from Kodagu, Karnataka


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1 Botanical Survey of India, Northern Regional Centre, 192 Kaulagarh, Dehradun – 248195, Uttarakhand, India
 

Strobilanthes lakshminarasimhanii, a new species from the shola forests of Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary in Western Ghats is described here, along with a illustration and photo plate. The new species is also compared with its allied species S. pulneyensis.

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Coorg, Endemic, India, Karnataka, New Species, Strobilanthes, Western Ghats.
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Sameer Patil
Botanical Survey of India, Northern Regional Centre, 192 Kaulagarh, Dehradun – 248195, Uttarakhand, India

Abstract


Strobilanthes lakshminarasimhanii, a new species from the shola forests of Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary in Western Ghats is described here, along with a illustration and photo plate. The new species is also compared with its allied species S. pulneyensis.

Keywords


Coorg, Endemic, India, Karnataka, New Species, Strobilanthes, Western Ghats.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo%2Fv62%2F2020%2F153884