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| Rotala biglandulosa Arun Pr. & Sardesai, in Prasanth & Sardesai, 2022. |
Abstract
A new species, Rotala biglandulosa, is described here from the northern Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India. It is closely similar to R. juniperina but can be distinguished morphologically based on having stamens arising from base of the floral tube, the presence of three bipartite nectary gland, and capsules exceeding the floral tube. A phylogenetic study based on nrITS and psbA–trnH loci also confirmed the status of R. biglandulosa as a distinct species.
Keywords: Lythraceae, New species, Phylogeny, Rotala, Western Ghats
Rotala biglandulosa Arun Pr. & Sardesai, sp. nov.
Etymology The specific epithet ‘biglandulosa’ denotes bi-partite floral nectary glands.
Arun Prasanth and Milind M. Sardesai. 2022. Rotala biglandulosa (Lythraceae) – A New Species of Macrophyte from High-level Ferricretes of the northern Western Ghats, India. Folia Geobotanica. DOI: 10.1007/s12224-022-09418-x
