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Type: Article
Published: 2016-09-05
Page range: 65–71
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Phyllanthus balakrishnanii sp. nov. (Phyllanthaceae), an interesting discovery from the southern Western Ghats, India

Post Graduate & Research Department of Botany, S.N.M. College, Maliankara, Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Centre for Medicinal Plants Research (CMPR), Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal, Malappuram-676 503, Kerala, India
Post Graduate & Research Department of Botany, S.N.M. College, Maliankara, Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Department of Botany, Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta, Kerala–689645, India
Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, Thrissur-680 653, Kerala, India
Centre for Medicinal Plants Research (CMPR), Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal, Malappuram-676 503, Kerala, India
Kerala Phyllanthus Eriococcus Eudicots

Abstract

A new species of Phyllanthus (Phyllanthaceae), P. balakrishnanii, from the southern part of the Western Ghats, India, is described and illustrated. A detailed description and data on distribution and phenology are provided along with colour photographs, and its affinities with allied taxa are discussed.