Vol. 76 No. 1 (2021)
Articles

Memecylon viswanathanii, a new species of Melastomataceae from Kalakkad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR), India

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  • Ramasamy Rajesh,
  • Perriasamy Sakthidhasan,
  • Rajasekar Chinnaiyan
Ramasamy Rajesh
Department of Botany, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 620024, Tamil Nadu, India
Perriasamy Sakthidhasan
Department of Botany, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 620024, Tamil Nadu, India
Rajasekar Chinnaiyan
Department of Botany, Alagappa University, Karaikudi 630003, Tamil Nadu, India
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/jopt-10124

Published 2021-04-07

Keywords

  • Southern Western Ghats,
  • Critically endangered,
  • M. parvifolium,
  • M. varians

How to Cite

Rajesh, R., Sakthidhasan, P., & Chinnaiyan, R. (2021). Memecylon viswanathanii, a new species of Melastomataceae from Kalakkad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR), India. Webbia, 76(1), 71–76. https://doi.org/10.36253/jopt-10124

Abstract

Memecylon viswanathanii R.Rajesh, P.Sakthidhasan & C.Rajasekar, a new species of Melastomataceae, is described and illustrated from the Kalakkad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR) in the southern Western Ghats of India. M. viswanathanii is close to M. parvifolium Thwaites and M. varians Thwaites but differs by several vegetative and floral characters. The species is assessed here as Critically endangered as per IUCN Red List.

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