A new species of Tylophora (Apocynaceae – Asclepiadoideae – Asclepiadeae) from the Nicobar Islands, India
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31.12.2012
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Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Apocynaceae, New Species, Tylophora
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Abstract
A new species, Tylophora nicobarica, is described from the Nicobar Islands of the Andaman & Nicobar Archipelago. It is closely allied to T. subramanii A.N. Henry but differs in having glabrous leaves, longer petioles, ovate calyx lobes and pubescent and greenish yellow corolla.
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Murugan, C., & Kamble, M. Y. (2012). A new species of Tylophora (Apocynaceae – Asclepiadoideae – Asclepiadeae) from the Nicobar Islands, India. Rheedea, 22(2), 83-87. https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2012.22.02.03