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Type: Article
Published: 2020-07-08
Page range: 75–82
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A new species of Geranium (Geraniaceae) from Himachal Pradesh, India

Plant Diversity, Systematics and Herbarium Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow–226001 (Uttar Pradesh), India. Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad – 201002 (Uttar Pradesh), India.
Plant Diversity, Systematics and Herbarium Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow–226001 (Uttar Pradesh), India. Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad – 201002 (Uttar Pradesh), India.
Geranium Lahul and Spiti Assessment systematic botany Eudicots General

Abstract

Geranium lahulense, a new species from Keylong, Lahul & Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, is described and illustrated. The new species is distinguished from its allied species (G. richardsonii, G. pratense, G. himalayense) by its deltoid-subulate stipules, polygonal to sub-globular leaves with widely separated rhombic segments, white obovate-cordate petals and mericarps without any transverse vein at apex. A morphological comparison with related species and taxonomic key to distinguish the species are also provided.