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| Echinops sahyadricus S. More, F. Conti & H.S. Bhosale in More, Conti & Bhosale, 2020. DOI: 10.1111/njb.02860 |
Abstract
The new species Echinops sahyadricus is discovered and described from northern Western Ghats, India. It is endemic to the Maharashtra state and probably restricted to few high mountain peaks in Western Maharashtra. The new species is distinguished from the related E. echinatus by adaxially glabrous to sparsely elgandular hairy leaf surfaces, larger non‐cornigerous synflorescences up to 9 cm in diameter and numerous (19–24) glabrous phyllaries up to 27 mm long. An identification key to all Indian taxa of Echinops, illustration and colour plates are provided.
Keywords: Asteraceae, Cardueae, Echinops, endemic, Maharashtra, northern Western Ghats
Echinops sahyadricus S. More, F. Conti & H.S. Bhosale sp. nov.
Etymology: The specific epithet ‘sahyadricus' refers to the Sahyadri Mountains where the new species occurs.
Sushant More, Fabio Conti and Harshal S. Bhosale. 2020. Echinops sahyadricus sp. nov. (Asteraceae: Cardueae), from the northern Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India. Nordic Journal of Botany. DOI: 10.1111/njb.02860
