Research communications
Vol. 6 No. 3 (2019)
On the identity and occurrence of Rubus racemosus (Rosaceae) in India with note on its neotypification
Research and Development Centre, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641 046, Tamil Nadu, India
Centre for Medicinal Plants Research, Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal, Malappuram 676 503, Kerala, India
Department of Bioscience, MES college, Marampally, Aluva, Kerala 683 107, India
Abstract
Rubus racemosus is an endemic species of Rosaceae and the distribution is strictly restricted to southern parts of the Western Ghats. The present paper provides a detailed taxonomic description, colour photographs and discusses the taxonomic affinity of the taxon with its allied taxa. And also, the name Rubus racemosus is neotypified here.
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