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Asystasia dalzelliana var. alba (Acanthaceae), a new variety from southern Western Ghats of Kerala, India

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Viswakumar Sujatha Deepa Lekshmi Plant systematics laboratory ,Department of Botany, University College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India - 695 034, India https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7616-0842
Sindhu Arya Plant systematics laboratory ,Department of Botany, University College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India - 695 034, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2029-2456
Venugopalan Nair Saradamma Anil Kumar Plant systematics laboratory ,Department of Botany, University College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India - 695 034, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3809-2620

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https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.1680

Keywords:

Anchal forest range, Capsule, Polygonal seeds, Whitish stamens

Abstract

Asystasia dalzelliana var. alba, a new variety of the family Acanthaceae is described and illustrated from the southern Western Ghats of Kerala, India. The new variety differs from the typical variety with respect to color of flowers and lack of black blue bands on the anthers. Critical notes along with conservation status of the new variety are provided.

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Lekshmi VSD, Arya S, Kumar VNSA. Asystasia dalzelliana var. alba (Acanthaceae), a new variety from southern Western Ghats of Kerala, India. Plant Sci. Today [Internet]. 2022 Apr. 17 [cited 2024 Dec. 22];. Available from: https://horizonepublishing.com/journals/index.php/PST/article/view/1680

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