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Type: Article
Published: 2018-03-14
Page range: 185–190
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Osbeckia saddlepeakensis (Melastomataceae): a new species from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

Department of Botany, Centre for Post Graduate Studies and Reseacrch, St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Devagiri, Kozhikode District, Kerala, India
Department of Botany, Centre for Post Graduate Studies and Reseacrch, St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Devagiri, Kozhikode District, Kerala, India
Department of Botany, Centre for Post Graduate Studies and Reseacrch, St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Devagiri, Kozhikode District, Kerala, India
Department of Botany, University of Calicut, Malappuram 673 635
Endemic North Andaman Melastomateae Saddle Peak Taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

Osbeckia saddlepeakensis, a new species of Melastomataceae from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India is described. The new species is easily distinguished by its small flowers, hypanthium with emergences only on basal portion, lanceolate and ciliate sepals, short stalked intersepalar emergences and oblong to narrowly ovoid anthers with a single apical pore.