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Issue: Vol. 696 No. 4: 8 Apr. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-04-08
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.696.4.3
Page range: 286-293
Abstract views: 73
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Recollection of Bupleurum plantaginifolium (Apiaceae)—a threatened endemic species from the Nilgiris of the Western Ghats, India

Centre for Post Graduate and Research Department of Botany, St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Devagiri, Kozhikode, Kerala – 673008, India (Affiliated to the University of Calicut)
Centre for Post Graduate and Research Department of Botany, St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Devagiri, Kozhikode, Kerala – 673008, India (Affiliated to the University of Calicut)
Centre for Post Graduate and Research Department of Botany, St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Devagiri, Kozhikode, Kerala – 673008, India (Affiliated to the University of Calicut)
Eudicots Distribution Endemism Rediscovery Taxonomy

Abstract

Bupleurum plantaginifolium, an endemic and threatened species of southern Western Ghats was recollected from its type locality of Elk hills of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Tamil Nadu. A detailed description, photographs, distribution map and taxonomic notes are provided along with a taxonomic key to the species of genus Bupleurum distributed in the Western Ghats.

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How to Cite

Kanhirampadam, P.M., Chappan, R. & Madhavan, M.K. (2025) Recollection of Bupleurum plantaginifolium (Apiaceae)—a threatened endemic species from the Nilgiris of the Western Ghats, India. Phytotaxa 696 (4): 286–293. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.696.4.3