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Issue: Vol. 720 No. 2: 30 Sept. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-09-30
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.720.2.6
Page range: 157-164
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Chlorophytum vanapushpam (Asparagaceae), a new species from southern Western Ghats, India

PG and Research Department of Botany, Sir Syed College, Karimbam P.O, Taliparamba, Kannur 670 142, Kerala, India (Affiliated to Kannur University)
Department of Botany, Sanatana Dharma College, Alappuzha 688003, Kerala, India; Research Department of Botany, University of Kerala, Karyavattom P.O., Thiruvananthapuram 695581, Kerala, India
Department of Botany, Payyanur College, Edat P.O., Kannur 670 327, Kerala, India
Research Department of Botany, S.N.M. College, Maliankara P.O., Ernakulum 683 516, Kerala, India
Research Department of Botany, S.N.M. College, Maliankara P.O., Ernakulum 683 516, Kerala, India
Kerala new species south Western Ghats taxonomy Monocots

Abstract

Within the context of the floristic study of tuberous plants of south Western Ghats, a new species, Chlorophytum vanapushpam is described. This species resembles C. glaucoides Blatter (1931: 361) but differs in many other characters, viz., cylindrical fusiform spongy roots, sessile broad leaves, long scape, ovate bracteoles with acute apex, 5-nerved outer perianth segments and 3–5-nerved inner perianth segments, anthers are slightly shorter than its filaments and seeds are large, 3–4 in each cells. The taxonomic description, morphological differences to allied taxa, key to the Indian Chlorophytum and colour photographs of the new species are provided to facilitate its easy identification in the field.

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How to Cite

Nair, S.S., Mathew, J., Narayanan, M.K.R.., Sanilkumar, M.G. & Sunil, C.N. (2025) Chlorophytum vanapushpam (Asparagaceae), a new species from southern Western Ghats, India. Phytotaxa 720 (2): 157–164. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.720.2.6