On the identity and occurrence of Rubus racemosus (Rosaceae) in India with note on its neotypification

N Bhavadas; K M Prabhukumar; B T Umesh

doi:10.14719/pst.2019.6.3.541

On the identity and occurrence of Rubus racemosus (Rosaceae) in India with note on its neotypification

Authors

N Bhavadas Research and Development Centre, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641 046, Tamil Nadu, India
K M Prabhukumar Centre for Medicinal Plants Research, Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal, Malappuram 676 503, Kerala, India
B T Umesh Department of Bioscience, MES college, Marampally, Aluva, Kerala 683 107, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.2019.6.3.541

Keywords:

endemic, neotype, Rubus, Rosaceae, southern western ghats

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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28-07-2019

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Bhavadas N, Prabhukumar KM, Umesh BT. On the identity and occurrence of Rubus racemosus (Rosaceae) in India with note on its neotypification. Plant Sci. Today [Internet]. 2019 Jul. 28 [cited 2024 Dec. 22];6(3):342-5. Available from: https://horizonepublishing.com/journals/index.php/PST/article/view/541

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Vol. 6 No. 3 (2019)

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