Abstract

A new species of Murdannia Royle (Commelinaceae), Murdannia brownii Nandikar & Gurav, is described and illustrated from northern Western Ghats of India. It differs from allied M. versicolor (Dalzell) Bruckn. in having obovate, rose-red to flesh coloured petals, elliptic capsule and falsifoveate-glebulate seed surface.

中文摘要

本文描述並說明分布於印度西高止山脈北部一水竹葉屬（Murdannia Royle, 鴨跖草科, Commelinaceae）之新種 – Murdannia brownii Nandikar & Gurav。它與變色水竹葉（M. versicolor (Dalzell) Bruckn）的不同在於具有倒卵形、玫瑰紅色至肉色的花瓣，橢圓蒴果和 假蜂巢狀 – 圓隆起狀（falsifoveate-glebulate）的種子表面。

Keyword: Commelinaceae, Murdannia brownii, new species, northern Western Ghats, India. 鴨跖草科、Murdannia brownii、新種、西高止山脈北部、印度。