Three new species of Polycarpaea (Caryophyllaceae) from Kerala, South India

Autor: Sindhu Arya, Venugopalan Nair Saradamma Anil Kumar, Ambika Viswanathan Pillai, Alex Philip Alen, Jose Sojan, Veerankutty Suresh
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: PhytoKeys, Vol 213, Iss , Pp 95-110 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1314-2003
DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.213.89875
Popis: Three new species of Polycarpaea, Polycarpaea barbellata, P. ebracteata and P. psammophila, are described from the Palakkad district of Kerala, India. The new species are allied to P. corymbosa and P. aurea but can be visibly distinguished by unique character combinations, viz. shape of sepal, petal, bract and bracteole and seed morphology. Detailed descriptions along with illustrations and photographs are provided.
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