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Type: Article
Published: 2017-04-13
Page range: 285–289
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A new species of Litsea (Lauraceae) from Kerala part of Western Ghats, India

Bishop Abraham Memorial College, Thuruthicad, Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India.
Sree Krishna College, Ariyannur P.O., Guruvayur, Thrissur, Kerala, India˗680 102.
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China
Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, China.
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JIE LI

Plant Phylogenetics and Conservation Group, Centre for Integrative Conservation
Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve Kozhikode Kerala Southern Western Ghats Magnoliids

Abstract

A new species of Litsea from India is described and illustrated. Litsea indoverticillata is recognized from the Malabar Wildlife sanctuary of Nilgiri phytogeographical zone of southern Western Ghats. It is distinguished from the closely related L. quinqueflora and L. verticillata by straggling shrub habit; 7–15 mm long, glabrous petiole, chartaceous and glabrous leaves, glabrous midrib; 15–24 pairs of lateral veins; solitary, glabrous, and pruinose inflorescence; greenish-white to whitish flowers.