Taxonomy of Ophiorrhiza pectinata: Indo–Lankan Species with Notes on Lectotypification and Identity of Ophiorrhiza falcata (RUBIACEAE)

P. MURUGAN; C. MURUGAN

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.490.3.6

Issue: Vol. 490 No. 3: 16 March 2021

Type: Article

Published: 2021-03-16

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.490.3.6

Page range: 278–284

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**Taxonomy of Ophiorrhiza pectinata: Indo–Lankan Species with Notes on Lectotypification and Identity of Ophiorrhiza falcata (RUBIACEAE)**

P. MURUGAN⁺⁻
C. MURUGAN⁺⁻

Botanical Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre, TNAU campus, Coimbatore – 641 003, India.

Evergreen forest Kerala Anamallay hills Tamil Nadu Sri Lanka Eudicots

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Abstract

The taxonomy of Ophiorrhiza pectinata Arn., is discussed here with a detailed description, nomenclature, colour photographs and distribution map. Besides, the name O. falcata Bedd., is lectotypified and relegated to a heterotypic synonym of O. pectinata.