Abstract
A new species, Uniyala keralensis from Kerala, India is described here with photographs. It is closely similar to U. comorinensis and U. salviifolia, but clearly distinct from the former by the consistently shrubby habit, larger lanceolate leaves with serrulate margins, fairly long petioles, fewer lateral nerves with very distinct secondary and tertiary nerves abaxially, many-flowered capitula with longer and narrowly lanceolate-falcate outer phyllaries and oblanceolate inner phyllaries, and smaller 3–4-ribbed achenes with a few hairs near the apex. The new species is also found distinct from U. salviifolia by the angled branchlets, larger lanceolate leaves with fairly long petioles, fewer lateral nerves, clearly visible secondary and tertiary nerves abxially, many-flowered capitulae, longer outer phyllaries, and 3–4-ribbed achenes that are sparsely ciliate towards the apex.
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