A New Species Of Sonerila (Melastomataceae) From The Western Ghats - India

M Murugesan, V Balasubramaniam

Abstract

A new species of Sonerila Roxburgh (Melastomataceae) is described and illustrated. Sonerila nayarana sp. nov. occurs in the Velliangiri hills, the Western Ghats in the Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, India. It seems most similar to Sonerila parameswaranii Ravikumar & Lakshmanan, 1999.

Key words: taxonomy; Sonerila nayarana; Coimbatore; Tamil Nadu

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/tapro.v3i2.3965

TAPROBANICA 2011; 3(2): 93-95

Keywords

taxonomy; Sonerila nayarana; Coimbatore; Tamil Nadu
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