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Issue: Vol. 770 No. 1: 14 Aug. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-08-14
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.770.1.3
Page range: 29-40
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Resolving the taxonomic identity of Senecio ludens (Asteraceae: Senecioneae) in India with the description of a new species

Post Graduate and Research Department of Botany; Govt. Victoria College; Palakkad; University of Calicut; Kerala; PIN 678001; India
Post Graduate and Research Department of Botany; Govt. Victoria College; Palakkad; University of Calicut; Kerala; PIN 678001; India
Post Graduate and Research Department of Botany; Govt. Victoria College; Palakkad; University of Calicut; Kerala; PIN 678001; India
Post Graduate and Research Department of Botany; Govt. Victoria College; Palakkad; University of Calicut; Kerala; PIN 678001; India
Post Graduate and Research Department of Botany; Govt. Victoria College; Palakkad; University of Calicut; Kerala; PIN 678001; India; Govt. Arts and Science College; Tholanur; Palakkad; University of Calicut; Kerala; PIN 678722; India
Bababudan hills Madaractis Senecio indoludens , Karnataka Western Ghats Eudicots Baba Budan hills Karnataka

Abstract

A new species of Senecio, S. indoludens, is described based on specimens from the montane habitats of the Baba budangiri-Mullayanagiri ranges in Karnataka, India. For a long time, this taxon has been misidentified as S. ludens, and the present paper also resolves the identity crisis of S. ludens in India. In addition, this study reports the confirmed record of S. ludens from Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve of the southern Western Ghats. A critical evaluation of the distribution and ecology of both taxa, along with an illustration of the new species, is provided.

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How to Cite

Kanakambika, G., Muhsina, A.A., Athira, S., Remya, S. & Maya, C.N. (2026) Resolving the taxonomic identity of Senecio ludens (Asteraceae: Senecioneae) in India with the description of a new species. Phytotaxa 770 (1): 29–40. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.770.1.3