MEMECYLON NERVOSUM (MELASTOMATACEAE), A NEW SPECIES FROM SOUTH INDIA

Authors

  • R. G. Vadhyar Botanical Survey of India
  • J. H. F. Benjamin Botanical Survey of India
  • K. A. Sujana Botanical Survey of India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960428620000050

Keywords:

India, Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary, Melastomataceae, Memecylon nervosum

Abstract

Memecylon nervosum Vadhyar, J.H.F.Benj. & Sujana, a new species of Melastomataceae from the Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats, India, is described and illustrated. It is compared with the closely allied Memecylon heyneanum Benth. and Memecylon jambosioides Wight.

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Published

2020-04-27

Issue

Vol. 77 No. 3 (2020)

Section

Original Research Articles

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