Saturday, June 18, 2022

[Botany • 2022] Ophiorrhiza sasidharaniana (Rubiaceae) • A New Species from the southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India


Ophiorrhiza sasidharaniana A.S.V. Nair, A. Gangapr., K.B. Rameshk. & E.S.S. Kumar 

in Nair, Nair, Bahuleyan et Kumar, 2022. 

Abstract
Ophiorrhiza sasidharaniana A.S.V. Nair, A. Gangapr., K.B. Rameshk. & E.S.S. Kumar sp. nova (Rubiaceae) is described from the southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India. It is morphologically similar to O. grandiflora, an endemic of the Western Ghats, but differs from it by the characters of the leaves, stipules, bracts, bracteoles, and flowers. A detailed description, distribution, notes on the habitats and colour images are provided.


Ophiorrhiza sasidharaniana A.S.V. Nair, A. Gangapr., K.B. Rameshk. & E.S.S. Kumar sp. nov.



Akhilesh Sasidharan Vasantha Nair, Gangaprasad Appukuttan Nair, Rameshkumar Koranappallil Bahuleyan and Ettickal Sukumaran Santhosh Kumar. 2022. Ophiorrhiza sasidharaniana (Rubiaceae), A New Species from the Southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India. Annales Botanici Fennici. 59(1); 149-152. DOI: 10.5735/085.059.0122