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Issue: Vol. 664 No. 4: 12 Sept. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-09-12
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.664.4.6
Page range: 290-296
Abstract views: 211
PDF downloaded: 14

Holarrhena parishadii (Apocynaceae), a new species from Palakkad gap of Western Ghats, South India

Department of Botany, Government Victoria College (Affiliated to The University of Calicut), Palakkad, Kerala- 678001, India
Department of Botany, Government Victoria College (Affiliated to The University of Calicut), Palakkad, Kerala- 678001, India
Department of Botany, Government Victoria College (Affiliated to The University of Calicut), Palakkad, Kerala- 678001, India
colleter follicle Palakkad gap Western Ghats Eudicots

Abstract

A new species of Holarrhena from the Palakkad gap of Western Ghats, S. India is described and compared with Holarrhena pubescens. Detailed description, distribution, phenology, illustration, key and photographs are provided.

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