Revisiting the taxonomy of Strobilanthes lawsonii and S. pushpangadanii (Acanthaceae), two endemic taxa of Western Ghats, India

Autor:	Raveendran Jagadeesan, Blessy Cherian, Indira Balachandran, Konickal Mambetta Prabhukumar, V. V. Naveen Kumar
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Taxon Geography biology Botany Acanthaceae Strobilanthes Animal Science and Zoology Taxonomy (biology) Management Monitoring Policy and Law biology.organism_classification Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Nature and Landscape Conservation
Zdroj:	Journal of Threatened Taxa. 13:18054-18058
ISSN:	0974-7907 0974-7893
DOI:	10.11609/jott.4801.13.3.18054-18058
Popis:	Strobilanthes lawsonii was described by Gamble based on a collection made from Sispara Ghat of Nilgiri District, Tamil Nadu. Later researchers reported its distribution in Kerala, and S. gamblei and S. pushpangadanii, two endemic species of the Western Ghats, were synonymised with S. lawsonii during the genus revision in southern India in 2006. During a recent expedition to Muthikulam forest of Palakkad, Kerala the authors collected typical S. lawsonii. After comparing the new collections with S. gamblei and S. pushpangadanii, it was found that both taxa are distinct from S. lawsonii, with the most notable morphological differences being partially fused corolla lobes and exserted stamens. A detailed comparison of the three taxa is provided here, along with color photographs and a taxonomic key for easy species identification.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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