Eugenia kalamii (Myrtaceae), a new species from Western Ghats, India

Sainudeen Muhammed Shareef; Ettickal Sukumaran Santhosh Kumar; Thankappan Shaju; R Prakashkumar

doi:10.14719/pst.2018.5.4.429

Eugenia kalamii (Myrtaceae), a new species from Western Ghats, India

Authors

Sainudeen Muhammed Shareef JNTBGRI
Ettickal Sukumaran Santhosh Kumar
Thankappan Shaju
R Prakashkumar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.2018.5.4.429

Keywords:

Eugenia, Myrtaceae, Western Ghats, Endemic

Abstract

A new species of Eugenia L. (Myrtcaeae), viz. E. kalamii, is described and illustrated from the Western Ghats of India. It is morphologically allied to E. mooniana Wight, (Indo-Sri Lankan species) and E. wynadensis Bedd., (endemic species of southern Western Ghats).

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Published

21-11-2018

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Shareef SM, Santhosh Kumar ES, Shaju T, Prakashkumar R. Eugenia kalamii (Myrtaceae), a new species from Western Ghats, India. Plant Sci. Today [Internet]. 2018 Nov. 21 [cited 2024 May 16];5(4):196-200. Available from: https://horizonepublishing.com/journals/index.php/PST/article/view/429

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Vol. 5 No. 4 (2018)

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