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Issue: Vol. 273 No. 1: 5 September 2016
Type: Article
Published: 2016-09-05
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.273.1.7
Page range: 65–71
Abstract views: 176
PDF downloaded: 1

Phyllanthus balakrishnanii sp. nov. (Phyllanthaceae), an interesting discovery from the southern Western Ghats, India

Post Graduate & Research Department of Botany, S.N.M. College, Maliankara, Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Centre for Medicinal Plants Research (CMPR), Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal, Malappuram-676 503, Kerala, India
Post Graduate & Research Department of Botany, S.N.M. College, Maliankara, Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Department of Botany, Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta, Kerala–689645, India
Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, Thrissur-680 653, Kerala, India
Centre for Medicinal Plants Research (CMPR), Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal, Malappuram-676 503, Kerala, India
Kerala Phyllanthus Eriococcus Eudicots

Abstract

A new species of Phyllanthus (Phyllanthaceae), P. balakrishnanii, from the southern part of the Western Ghats, India, is described and illustrated. A detailed description and data on distribution and phenology are provided along with colour photographs, and its affinities with allied taxa are discussed.

How to Cite

Sunil, C.N., Prabhukumar, K.M., Kumar, V.V.N., Thomas, V.P., Bhavadas, N. & Balachandran, I. (2016)

Phyllanthus balakrishnanii sp. nov. (Phyllanthaceae), an interesting discovery from the southern Western Ghats, India

. Phytotaxa 273 (1): 65–71. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.273.1.7