Rediscovery and lectotypification of Ophiorrhiza brunonis var. johnsonii (Rubiaceae) - an endemic variety of the southern Western Ghats, India

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Published: 31.12.2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.04.08
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Chemunji hills, Nomenclature, Pollen, Taxonomy, Typification

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S. V. N. Akhilesh
Centre for Biodiversity Conservation, Department of Botany, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala – 695 581, India
A. Gangaprasad
Centre for Biodiversity Conservation, Department of Botany, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala – 695 581, India
K. B. Rameshkumar
KSCSTE-Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala – 695 562, India

Abstract

Ophiorrhiza brunonis var. johnsonii Hook.f. is rediscovered after a gap of 140 years of its first collection, from Chemunji hills of Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve of southern Western Ghats of India. It is reported here with a detailed taxonomic description, stereo microscope images and SEM images of pollen.

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Vol. 31 No. 4 (2021): Rheedea

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Typification/Combinations
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Akhilesh, S. V. N., Gangaprasad , A., & Rameshkumar, K. B. (2021). Rediscovery and lectotypification of Ophiorrhiza brunonis var. johnsonii (Rubiaceae) - an endemic variety of the southern Western Ghats, India. Rheedea, 31(4), 307-310. https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.04.08

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