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Issue: Vol. 660 No. 2: 18 Jul. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-07-18
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.660.2.9
Page range: 191-197
Abstract views: 43
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Tarenna charlesii, a new species of Tarenna (Rubiaceae) from southern Western Ghats

Department of Botany; Sanatana Dharma College; Alappuzha–688003; Kerala; India; Department of Botany; NSS College; Cherthala; Alappuzha–688541; Kerala; India
Department of Botany; Sanatana Dharma College; Alappuzha–688003; Kerala; India
Department of Botany; SB College; Changanacherry; Kottayam–686101; Kerala; India
Eudicots Novelty SEM south India India

Abstract

Tarenna charlesii (Rubiaceae), a new species from Palakkad district of Kerala, southern parts of Western Ghats is described. Detailed descriptions, distribution, key to the south Indian species are provided along with SEM comparison of the pollen.

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