Gongronema sasidharanii (Marsdenieae, Asclepiadoideae, Apocynaceae), a remarkable new species from Pambadum Shola National Park of Kerala and a new genus record for southern India
Robi Jose Aloor, Salish Johnson Menachery, Sreenivas Vadakkekkara, Lekshmi Arun, Arun Krishnankutty Nair, Valukattil Ponnachan Thomas
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Abstract
Gongronema sasidharanii, a new species of hitherto unknown genus of south India Gongronema, characterized by an urceolate flower and discovered in Pambadum Shola National Park is described and illustrated. Photographs, and detailed comparison with the allied species G. napalense and G. ventricosum are provided.
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Nordic Journal of Botany publishes original contributions on all aspects of the taxonomy, evolution, conservation, ecology and biogeography of plants (including algae and bryophytes) and fungi.