Abstract

Scurrula paramjitii L. J. Singh (Loranthaceae) is described and illustrated here as a new species from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India along with an inventory of host species. This is the second species of the genus known to be endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as previously only Scurrula parasitica L. was known from this region. Scurrula paramjitii is distinguished from all other species of the genus by its morphology of vegetative and floral characters. However, it appears apparently close to Scurrula parasitica L.

Keyword: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, Loranthaceae, new species, Scurrula paramjitii.