Peperomia ekakesara: A new species of Piperaceae from Mathikettan shola National Park, Kerala, India

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 364 (3) ◽  
pp. 283
Author(s):  
S. SYAM RADH ◽  
SANTHOSH NAMPY
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
National Park ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Indian Species ◽  
South Indian ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species

Peperomia ekakesara (Piperaceae) is described and illustrated as a new species from Mathikettan shola National Park in southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India. Information is given on the distribution, ecology, phenology, and conservation status of this new species. A key for the identification of south Indian species is provided.

scholarly journals A new species of Parasopubia (Orobanchaceae) from the southern Western Ghats, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. e106
Author(s):  
Divya Korappara Venugopal ◽  
Santhosh Nampy ◽  
Ayilliath Kuttiyeri Pradeep ◽  
Dani Francis ◽  
Vishnu Mohan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
National Park ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Iucn Red List Categories ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species

Parasopubia raghavendrae, a new species of Orobanchaceae is described from the southern Western Ghats of Kerala. It resembles P. delphinifolia and P. hofmannii var. hofmannii by its habit, shape, colour and hairiness of corolla lobes but differs by length of calyx tube, hairiness of staminal filaments and stomium, and shape and ornamentation of seeds. Parasopubia raghavendrae is hitherto known only from the type locality Mathikettan Shola National Park in Idukki district, Kerala. Detailed description of the new species along with colour photographs and comparison with its closely similar species are given. We also assessed provisionally the conservation status of the new species as Critically Endangered (CR) according to IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria.

A new species of Dudgeodes Sartori, 2008 (Ephemeroptera: Teloganodidae) from Megamalai hills of southern Western Ghats, India

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4990 (3) ◽  
pp. 571-576
Author(s):  
PANDIARAJAN SRINIVASAN ◽  
T. SIVARUBAN ◽  
S. BARATHY ◽  
RAJASEKARAN ISACK
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Distal Region ◽  
Outer Margin ◽  
Southern India ◽  
Indian Species ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species

Dudgeodes sartorii sp. nov. is described based on nymphs from the Megamalai hills of Western Ghats, Southern India. The nymph of Dudgeodes sartorii sp. nov. can be distinguished from other Indian species of Dudgeodes by i) prothorax with two rounded tubercles; (ii) outer margin of mesothorax with simple setae; (iii) distinct maculae in the distal region of femora; (iv) transverse row of setae on fore femora narrower with blunt apex and (v) dark brownish band on the 5th segment of cerci  

Strobilanthes orbiculata (Acanthaceae) a new species and notes on S. matthewiana from the southern Western Ghats, India

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 369 (1) ◽  
pp. 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
SINJUMOL THOMAS ◽  
BINCE MANI ◽  
SUSAI JOHN BRITTO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Pollen Morphology ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Short Note ◽  
Narrow Endemic ◽  
Endemic Taxon ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
The Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species

A new species Strobilanthes orbiculata is described from the southern parts of the Western Ghats, India. It is a semelparous species found in the shola forests in Vattavada and Kundala in Idukki district of Kerala. Notes on pollen morphology, distribution, phenology, conservation status and photographic illustrations are given. Moreover, a short note on a narrow endemic taxon Strobilanthes matthewiana is also provided.

Andrographis megamalayana (Andrographinae: Acanthaceae), a new species from the southern Western Ghats, India

Phytotaxa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 244 (1) ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
Gunadayalan Gnanasekaran ◽  
Subbiah Karuppusamy ◽  
Garimella Venkata Suryanarayana Murthy
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Seed Morphology ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
Electron Microscopes ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscopes ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Scanning Electron

Andrographis megamalayana Gnanasek., Karupp. & G.V.S. Murthy (Andrographinae: Acanthaceae), a new species from the southern Western Ghats, India, is described here with illustrations, colour photographs, relationships with its allied species and IUCN conservation status. In addition, the pollen and seed morphology have been described here using Light and Scanning Electron Microscopes.

Burmannia munnarensis (Burmanniaceae) a new species and rediscovery of B. indica after 110 years from southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 507 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-112
Author(s):  
DANI FRANCIS ◽  
VISHNU MOHAN ◽  
DIVYA K. VENUGOPAL ◽  
SANTHOSH NAMPY
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Indian Species ◽  
Iucn Red List Categories ◽  
Perianth Tube ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
Red List Categories ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Burmannia (Burmanniaceae), endemic to the southern Western Ghats of Kerala, India is described as Burmannia munnarensis and illustrations are provided. The new species is morphologically most similar to B. indica but can be easily distinguished by its narrow flower wings, involute margin of the perianth lobes, shorter perianth tube and shape of inflorescence. Burmannia indica, known only from the type locality Peermade in Idukki district, Kerala, is rediscovered after a lapse of 110 years on another locality, Meenuliyanpara in the same district. Key to the Indian species of Burmannia is included and status of both taxa is provisionally assessed as per IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria.

scholarly journals A new species of Artabotrys (Annonaceae) from the southern Western Ghats, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 461-468
Author(s):  
K.A Sujana ◽  
R.G. Vadhyar
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Pollen Grains ◽  
Sem Images ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species

A new species, Artabotrys sericeus Sujana & Vadhyar, is described from Tamil Nadu, India. The new species shows some resemblance to Artabotrys zeylanicus Hook.f. & Thomson, but it can be easily distinguished by the shape, size, colour and indumentum of the petals as well as the shape and texture of the monocarps. Illustrations, photographs and SEM images of the pollen grains of the new species are provided. The conservation status of the new species is also assessed.

Impatiens sahyadrica sp. nov (Balsaminaceae)—a new species from southern Western Ghats, India

Phytotaxa ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 207 (3) ◽  
pp. 281 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. S. HAREESH ◽  
Sreekumar Vadakkethil Balakrishnan ◽  
K. J. DANTAS ◽  
P. SUJANAPAL
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
National Park ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species

Impatiens sahyadrica (Balsaminaceae), a new scapigerous balsam from Silent Valley National Park, southern Western Ghats is described and illustrated. The new species is phenotypically similar to I. lawsonii. However, it differs from the latter in its smaller flowers; oblong, free upwardly curved basal lobes of the lateral united petals; smaller dorsal auricle and curved spur. A detailed description, notes on distribution, biotic association and relevant taxonomic notes are provided along with colour photographs and illustrations.

A new species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from Eravikulam National Park, southern Western Ghats, India

Webbia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 271-274
Author(s):  
Menachery Johnson Salish ◽  
Vadakkoot Sankaran Hareesh ◽  
Lekshmi Arun ◽  
Sukesan Sandeep ◽  
Pilakandy Rajan
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
National Park ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species

scholarly journals Argostemma quarantena (Rubiaceae, Ruboideae), a new species from southern Western Ghats, India

Webbia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-52
Author(s):  
Anoop Puthuparampil Balan ◽  
Aloor Jose Robi ◽  
Nanu Sasidharan
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Present Status ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
South Indian ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species

Argostemma quarantena, a new rubiaceous species from Vagamon Hills of southern Western Ghats, India is described and illustrated here. The species shows similarities with two south Indian endemics, A. anupama and A. courtallense, but differs in many qualitative attributes. The present status of genus Argostemma in India is briefly discussed. An artificial key for the identification of Argostemma in Western Ghats is also provided.

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