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Issue: Vol. 711 No. 2: 24 Jul. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-07-24
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.711.2.10
Page range: 202-208
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Anisomeles tamilnadense (Lamiaceae), a new species from Tamil Nadu, India

Plant Taxonomy and Conservation Lab, Department of Biology, The Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed to be University), Gandhigram, Dindigul 624 302, Tamil Nadu, India
Plant Taxonomy and Conservation Lab, Department of Biology, The Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed to be University), Gandhigram, Dindigul 624 302, Tamil Nadu, India
Plant Taxonomy and Conservation Lab, Department of Biology, The Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed to be University), Gandhigram, Dindigul 624 302, Tamil Nadu, India
Plant Taxonomy and Conservation Lab, Department of Biology, The Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed to be University), Gandhigram, Dindigul 624 302, Tamil Nadu, India
Plant Taxonomy and Conservation Lab, Department of Biology, The Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed to be University), Gandhigram, Dindigul 624 302, Tamil Nadu, India
Eudicots Anisomeles indica Anisomeles malabarica Lamiales morphology taxonomy

Abstract

A new species of Lamiaceae, Anisomeles tamilnadense, is described from Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India. This species is closely related to A. indica and A. malabarica. However, several features differ, including the ovate-lanceolate and narrowly crenate leaf margin, coloured spathulate bracts, coloured calyx, <100 banded unpigmented corolla hairs and larger stigma lobes. This distinctive combination of traits allows to describe a new species within the genus, contributing to the better knowledge of the flora of the Indian subcontinent.

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How to Cite

Bechu, P.A., Ramasubbu, R., Spurgeon, E.K.D., Venkatesh, P. & Kalaiselvan, K. (2025) Anisomeles tamilnadense (Lamiaceae), a new species from Tamil Nadu, India. Phytotaxa 711 (2): 202–208. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.711.2.10