Exacum keralense (Gentianaceae), a new species from the Western Ghats, India

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作者
Geethakumary, M. P. [1 ]
Prabhukumar, K. M. [2 ]
Pandurangan, A. G. [1 ]
Deepu, S. [1 ]
机构
[1] Jawaharlal Nehru Trop Bot Garden & Res Inst, Plant Systemat & Evolutionary Sci Div, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
[2] Arya Vaidya Sala, Ctr Med Plants Res, Malappuram, Kerala, India
关键词
Exacum; Kerala; new species; taxonomy;
D O I
10.1080/23818107.2016.1225267
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
Exacum keralense, a new species from montane grasslands in Western Ghats, India, is described. The new species is similar to Exacum atropurpureum and mainly differs in having a violet-coloured calyx with thick wings, rectangular curved anthers with sagittate base and style shorter than stamens with bilobed stigma. The morphological characters, distribution map, conservation status and images of the new species are provided.
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页码:429 / 433
页数:5
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