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Issue: Vol. 645 No. 2: 23 Apr. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-04-23
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.645.2.6
Page range: 172-178
Abstract views: 51
PDF downloaded: 2

A new species of Phtheirospermum (Orobanchaceae) from Mizoram, an Indo–Burma biodiversity hotspot in India

Central National Herbarium, Botanical Survey of India, Shibpur, Howrah, India
Botanical Survey of India, CGO complex, DF block, Sector–1, Kolkata, India
Far Pak Hemiparasite Phawngpui National Park Threat assessment Eudicots

Abstract

A new species of the genus Phtheirospermum (Orobanchaceae) is described and illustrated from Mizoram, an Indo–Burma biodiversity hotspot in India. Detailed description, digital photographs, comparison of morphological characters with closely allied species is provided here for easy identification.

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