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Issue: Vol. 470 No. 1: 2 November 2020
Type: Article
Published: 2020-11-02
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.470.1.7
Page range: 112–116
Abstract views: 223
PDF downloaded: 1

Lepidagathis rajasekharae (Acanthaceae), a new species from the Seshachalam hills of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India

Andhra Pradesh State Biodiversity Board, Raintree Park, Opp. Nagarjuna University, Guntur–522 508, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Department of Botany, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa–516 005, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Conservation status Kadapa District Moist deciduous forest Ruellieae Eudicots

Abstract

A new species of Lepidagathis, L. rajasekharae is reported from the Seshachalam hills of Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh, India. The new species is closely allied to L. fasciculata but differs in many attributes which are discussed here. A detailed description, photographs and conservation status are provided for the new species.