Research Paper

Gymnostachyum mundanthuraiensis (Acanthaceae), a new species from the Western Ghats, India

Kumari Diksha, Chinnappan Satheshkumar, Tikam Singh Rana,Konickal Mambetta Prabhukumar

Published on: 13 January 2025

Page: 55 - 57

DOI: 10.6165/tai.2025.70.55

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    Abstract

    A new species of Gymnostachyum Nees (Acanthaceae), G. mundanthuraiensis K.M.P.Kumar & Diksha, sp. nov. from the evergreen forests of Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu, southern part of Western Ghats, India is described here.

    Keyword: Gymnostachyum latifolium, Gymnostachyum pubescens, Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, south India, Tamil Nadu

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