[Botany • 2026] Morinda coromandelica (Rubiaceae) • A New Species from the Coromandel Coast of Tamil Nadu, India

 

 Morinda coromandelica Gopika, Senthilk. & V.P. Thomas,

in Gopika, Senthilkumar et Thomas, 2026. 

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Abstract

Morinda coromandelica Gopika, Senthilk. & V.P. Thomas (Rubiaceae) is described as a new species from the Coromandel Coast of Tamil Nadu, India. It morphologically resembles M. pubescens, but differs in having glabrous leaves with an acute base, shorter petioles, compressed peduncles and larger, glabrous flowers. A detailed description, illustration and colour photographs are presented along with information on its distribution and habitat.

 Morinda coromandelica Gopika, Senthilk. & V.P. Thomas, sp. nov.

Gopika G., Senthilkumar U. & Thomas V.P. 2026: Morinda coromandelica (Rubiaceae), A New

Species from the Coromandel Coast of Tamil Nadu, India. Ann. Bot. Fennici. 63: 293–297.  

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