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Issue: Vol. 742 No. 2: 20 Feb. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-02-20
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.742.2.6
Page range: 171-174
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Rediscovery and lectotypification of the narrow endemic Biophytum verticillatum (Oxalidaceae) from southern Western Ghats, India

Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode, Karimankode P.O., Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala- 695562, India
Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode, Karimankode P.O., Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala- 695562, India
Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode, Karimankode P.O., Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala- 695562, India
Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode, Karimankode P.O., Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala- 695562, India
Biophytum Kerala endangered species Biophytum verticellatum Eudicots

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How to Cite

Daniel, J., Kumar, E.S.S., Rajendraprasad, M. & Decruse, S.W. (2026) Rediscovery and lectotypification of the narrow endemic Biophytum verticillatum (Oxalidaceae) from southern Western Ghats, India. Phytotaxa 742 (2): 171–174. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.742.2.6