Rediscovery and lectotypification of Phyllanthus megacarpus (Phyllanthaceae), an endemic species from the Western Ghats, India

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Published: 31.12.2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2015.25.02.08
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Addition, Karnataka, lectotype, Phyllanthus, rediscovery

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K. Ravikumar
Centre for Repository for Medicinal Resources, Trans Disciplinary University (TDU), Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT), Bengaluru – 560 064, Karnataka, India.
G. Gnanasekaran
Botanical Survey of India (BSI), Southern Regional Centre (SRC), TNAU Campus, Lawley Road, Coimbatore – 641 003, Tamil Nadu, India.
Umeshkumar Tiwari
Centre for Repository for Medicinal Resources, Trans Disciplinary University (TDU), Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT), Bengaluru – 560 064, Karnataka, India.

Abstract

Phyllanthus megacarpus (Gamble) Kumari & Chandrab., a narrow endemic species has been rediscovered after a lapse of 130 years from other than its type locality, which also forms an addition to the flora of Karnataka. Besides, the name Phyllanthus megacarpus (= Reidia megacarpa Gamble) is lectotypified here.

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Vol. 25 No. 2 (2015): Rheedea

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Ravikumar, K., Gnanasekaran, G., & Tiwari, U. (2015). Rediscovery and lectotypification of Phyllanthus megacarpus (Phyllanthaceae), an endemic species from the Western Ghats, India. Rheedea, 25(2), 116-119. https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2015.25.02.08

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