Eriocaulon vandaanamense sp. nov. (Eriocaulaceae) from Kerala, India. (9th November 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sunil, C. N.; Ratheesh Narayanan, M. K.; Sivadasan, M.; Alfarhan, A. H.; Abdul Jaleel, V.
• Is Part Of: Nordic journal of botany. Volume 33:Number 2(2015:Apr.)
• Page Start: 155
• Page End: 158
• Publication Date: 2014-11-09
• Subjects: Botany -- Periodicals; Mycology -- Periodicals; 580
• DOI: 10.1111/njb.00658
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0107-055X

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p> <italic>Eriocaulon vandaanamense</italic> (Eriocaulaceae), a new species from a marshy coastal area in the Alappuzha District, Kerala, India, is described and illustrated. The new species is similar to <italic>E. truncatum</italic> and resembles it in having vertically elongated seed coat cells, but differs mainly in having pale black hoary floral bracts, 3‐lobed hoary male sepals, linear‐falcate, non‐conduplicate hoary female sepals, and small, smooth, pale brown seeds without seed coat appendages.</p> </abstract>