Vol. 5 (03) pp. 2054-2059 DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3726

A NEW SPECIES OF THE PHYLLANTHUS VASUKII SP. NOV. (PHYLLANTHACEAE) - FROM SOUTHERN EASTERN GHATS OF INDIA.

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  • Phytodiversity Research Laboratory, Department of Botany, School of Life Sciences.
  • Kongunadu Arts & Sciences College, Department of Botany, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore- 641 046. Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Kanthaswamy Kanda?s College, Velur. Tamil Nadu.
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Abstract

A new taxaon, Phyllanthus vasukii sp. nov., is described from the Southern Eastern Ghats. A detailed description, Phenology, Anatomical Characters, Micromorphology of seeds, Distribution and Ecology notes and IUCN status are provided for easy identification.

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Parthipan, M., Rajendran. A, K. Arumugasamy, H. L. Jemimma and G.Thirumaran. (2017); A NEW SPECIES OF THE PHYLLANTHUS VASUKII SP. NOV. (PHYLLANTHACEAE) - FROM SOUTHERN EASTERN GHATS OF INDIA., International Journal of Advanced Research (IJAR), 5 (03), 2054-2059, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3726

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