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Issue: Vol. 387 No. 3: 9 January 2019
Type: Article
Published: 2019-01-09
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.387.3.5
Page range: 249–254
Abstract views: 24
PDF downloaded: 1

A reinvestigation on the taxonomic identity of Rhynchospora panduranganii (Cyperaceae)

Plant Systematics and Evolutionary Science Division, Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode, Thiruvananthapuram – 695 562, Kerala, India
Institute of Systematic Botany, The New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd., Bronx, NY 10458-5126, USA.
Cyperaceae Rhynchospora scutellata taxonomy India Western Ghats Monocots

Abstract

The taxonomic identity of Rhynchospora panduranganii and R. corymbosa (Cyperaceae) is resolved based on a detailed study of both herbarium specimens and living collections. We provide distinguishing characters of both species, along with photographs for easy identification.