A New Species of Eriocaulon L. (Eriocaulaceae) from Lateritic Plateaus of Northern Kerala, India

T. Shaju, M. P. Rijuraj, M. Rajendraprasad, A. Rasiya Beegam, M. K. Ratheesh Narayanan

Abstract


A new species, Eriocaulon sunilii Shaju, Rijuraj, Rajendraprasad, Rasiya Beegam & Ratheesh, from lateritic plain of Vypirium in Kasaragod district of Kerala, India, is described and illustrated. It is morphologically allied to E. periyarense and E. tuberiferum. Information on habitat, distribution, phenology, and conservation status are provided

Keywords


Eriocaulon, laterite, endemic, Kasaragod, Kerala, Vypirium

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