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Issue: Vol. 496 No. 1: 9 April 2021
Type: Article
Published: 2021-04-09
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.496.1.3
Page range: 69–76
Abstract views: 20
PDF downloaded: 1

Memecylon pachaimalayanum (Melastomataceae)—a new species from the Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu in India

Centre for Research and Development of Siddha-Ayurveda Medicines (CRDSAM), Department of Botany, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 620024, Tamil Nadu, India
Centre for Research and Development of Siddha-Ayurveda Medicines (CRDSAM), Department of Botany, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 620024, Tamil Nadu, India
Department of Botany & Microbiology, AVVM Sri Pushpam College, Poondi-613 503, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
Memecylon Melastomataceae Pachaimalai hills India Eudicots

Abstract

A new species, Memecylon pachaimalayanum (Melastomataceae) from Pachaimalai Hills in the Eastern Ghats region of Tamil Nadu in India is described and illustrated. It is compared with the closely related M. bremeri, M. kollimalayanum and M. lushingtonii. The Critically Endangered IUCN category is assigned based on the extent of distribution.