TWO NEW SPECIES OF AMOMUM (ZINGIBERACEAE) FROM WESTERN GHATS, INDIA

Authors

  • V. P. Thomas
  • M. Sabu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960428612000133

Keywords:

Amomum, India, Kerala, new species, Western Ghats, Zingiberaceae

Abstract

Two new species of Amomum, A. agastyamalayanum V.P.Thomas & M.Sabu and A. newmanii M.Sabu & V.P.Thomas (Zingiberaceae), from the Western Ghats of Kerala are described and illustrated. Their distribution, ecology, IUCN status, etymology and similarities to related taxa are also discussed.

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Published

2012-06-18

Issue

Vol. 69 No. 2 (2012)

Section

Original Research Articles

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