Abstract
Emilia lateritica, a new species of Asteraceae from lateritic plateaus of Kasaragod District of Kerala, India, is described and illustrated. It is allied to E. sonchifolia and E. scabra. Notes on its phenology, distribution and conservation status are provided.
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<p>Linnaeus, C. (1753) <em>Species plantarum</em>. L. Salvius, Stockholm, 1200 pp.</p>
<p>Mabberley, D.J. (2017) <em>The plant-book: a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses</em>. 4th Edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 1102 pp.</p>
<p>Porembski, S. & Watve, A. (2005) Remarks on the species composition of ephemeral flush communities on paleotropical rock outcrops. <em>Phytocoenologia</em> 35 (2–3): 389–402. https://doi.org/10.1127/0340-269X/2005/0035-0389</p>
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<p>Reddy, C.S., Reddy, K.N. & Raju, V.S. (2008) <em>Supplement to Flora of Andhra Pradesh, India</em>. Deep Publication, New Delhi, 148 pp.</p>
<p>Satish, K.V. & Rao, J.P. (2017) A new species of <em>Emilia</em> Cass. (Asteraceae) from the Eastern Ghats of India with notes on ecosystem evaluation and conservation status. <em>Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity</em> 2017 (10): 104–111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japb.2016.10.003</p>
<p>Swapna, M.M, Rajesh, K.P., Manju, C.N. & Prakashkumar, R. (2012)<em> Eriocaulon madayiparense</em> (Eriocaulaceae) – A new species from the foothills of the Western Ghats of India. <em>PhytoKeys</em> 10: 19–23. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.10.2297</p>