Barleria sahyadrica, a new species of Acanthaceae from India

KONICKAL MAMBETTA PRABHUKUMAR; MILIND M. SARDESAI; VADAKOOT SANKARAN HAREESH; BINU THOMAS; SATHEESH GEORGE; INDIRA BALACHANDRAN

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.411.1.6

Issue: Vol. 411 No. 1: 17 July 2019

Type: Article

Published: 2019-07-17

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.411.1.6

Page range: 65–72

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***Barleria sahyadrica*, a new species of Acanthaceae from India**

KONICKAL MAMBETTA PRABHUKUMAR⁺⁻
MILIND M. SARDESAI⁺⁻
VADAKOOT SANKARAN HAREESH⁺⁻
BINU THOMAS⁺⁻
SATHEESH GEORGE⁺⁻
INDIRA BALACHANDRAN⁺⁻

Centre for Medicinal Plants Research, Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal, Kerala, India

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India Current address: Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Department of Botany, Calicut University, Kerala, India

St. Joseph’s College, Devagiri, Calicut, Kerala, India.

Centre for Medicinal Plants Research, Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal, Kerala, India

Maharshtra Nomenclature Sahyadri hills Eudicots

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Abstract

Barleria sahyadrica sp. nov., a new species of Barleria sect. Prionitis of the family Acanthaceae from Maharashtra region of Peninsular India is described and illustrated. A detailed description, distribution, ecology, phenology and relevant taxonomic notes are provided along with notes on the identity of B. cuspidata.