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Type: Article
Published: 2018-12-18
Page range: 259–272
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The genus Ophiorrhiza (Rubiaceae) in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India with a new species

Department of Botany, University of Calicut, Kerala, India-673 635
Department of Botany, University of Calicut, Kerala, India-673 635
Novelty Saddle Peak National Park Taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

Taxonomic studies on the genus Ophiorrhiza in Andaman and Nicobar Islands resulted in the discovery of a new species from Saddle Peak National Park and Rutland Island. Previously reported species of Ophiorrhiza in these islands are keyed with reference photographs, ethnobotanical notes, and updated distribution maps.