TY -JOUR
AU -Arumugam Mohanraj
AU -Raju Ramasubbu
AU -Surendran Anjana
AU -Karuppasamy Kalaiselvan
TI -<i>Afrohybanthus trigonus</i> (Violaceae: Malphigiales): new species from Tamil Nadu, India
PY -2025
DA -2025-09-05
JO -Taiwania
VL -70
IS -4
SP -635
EP -638
UR -https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/2120
AB -Afrohybanthus trigonus, a new species described and illustrated from the dryland area of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. This species resembles Afrohybanthus enneaspermus (L.) Flicker and Afrohybanthus indicus S.K.Kamble & B.J.Patil in having an unbranched, prominent, trigonus and glabrous stem, serrulate leaf margin, sepals with hairy, greenish-red midvein, globose-hirsute ovary and ellipsoidal seeds. The detailed description, along with diagnostic characters distinguishing closely allied species, conservation status, and colour photographs, is provided.
DO -10.6165/tai.2025.70.635