A new species of Luisia (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae: Vandeae) from the Western Ghats of India

SUBBIAH KARUPPUSAMY; VELLINGIRI RAVICHANDRAN

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.387.4.3

Issue: Vol. 387 No. 4: 11 January 2019

Type: Article

Published: 2019-01-11

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.387.4.3

Page range: 295–299

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**A new species of Luisia (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae: Vandeae) from the Western Ghats of India**

SUBBIAH KARUPPUSAMY⁺⁻
VELLINGIRI RAVICHANDRAN⁺⁻

Department of Botany, Centre for Botanical Research, The Madura College (Autonomous), Madurai – 625 011, Tamil Nadu, India

Epiphyte IUCN Luisia tenuifolia Tamil Nadu Theni Monocots

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Abstract

A new species of Luisia megamalayana (Orchidaceae) is described and illustrated from Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary of southern Western Ghats of India.