A new species of Goniothalamus (Annonaceae) from the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India

Kanjiraparambil Arjunan SUJANA ； Rakesh Gopala VADHYAR

《TAIWANIA》 65卷2期 (2020/06) Pp. 176-180

https://doi.org/10.6165/tai.2020.65.176

摘要

Goniothalamus sericeus is described as a new species from southern Western Ghats of India. The species shares some common morphological traits between G. keralensis E. S. S. Kumar, Shaju, P. E. Roy & Raj Kumar and G. wightii Hook.f. & Thomson, which are endemic to the southern Western Ghats. The photographs, illustrations and conservation status of the species are provided here for easy identification and to formulate better conservation and management strategies.

關鍵字

Annonaceae ； Goniothalamus sericeus ； India ； Kanyakumari wildlife sanctuary ； new species ； Tamil Nadu

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