<strong><em>Euphorbia kadapensis</em> (Euphorbiaceae), a new species from southern India </strong>

NAIDU SAROJINIDEVI; RUDRARAJU REDDIVENKATARAJU

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.181.3.6

Issue: Vol. 181 No. 3: 3 October 2014

Type: Article

Published: 2014-10-03

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.181.3.6

Page range: 179–183

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Euphorbia kadapensis (Euphorbiaceae), a new species from southern India

NAIDU SAROJINIDEVI⁺⁻
RUDRARAJU REDDIVENKATARAJU⁺⁻

Biosystematics and Phytomedicine Division, Department of Botany, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh-515 003, India

Biodiversity Chamaesyce Conservation Eastern Ghats Kadapa spurge

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Abstract

Euphorbia kadapensis, a new species of Euphorbiaceae is described from Kadapa district in Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, southern India. It belongs to Euphorbia subgen. Chamaesyce. Within the group, it resembles E. concanensis, E. longistyla and E. senguptae of sect. Anisophyllum subsect. Hypericifoliae though the affinities are more so with the allopatric E. concanensis from the west coast of India.