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Issue: Vol. 690 No. 1: 26 Feb. 2025
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2025-02-26
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.690.1.12
Page range: 130-134
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Iphigenia devrukhensis (Colchicaceae), a new species from rocky plateaus of the Konkan region of Maharashtra, India

Sahyadri Sankalp Society, Devrukh, Dist. Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India
Department of Botany, ASP College, Devrukh, Dist. Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India
endemic India Iphigenia Sahyadri ranges Monocots

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How to Cite

More, P.S. & Naikwade, P.V. (2025) Iphigenia devrukhensis (Colchicaceae), a new species from rocky plateaus of the Konkan region of Maharashtra, India. Phytotaxa 690 (1): 130–134. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.690.1.12