Rediscovery of Ophiorrhiza incarnata C.E.C. Fisch. (Rubiaceae) from the Western Ghats of India after a lapse of 83 years

Authors

  • Perumal Murugan Botanical Survey of India
  • Vellingiri Ravichandran Botanical Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre, TNAU Campus, Lawley Road Post, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641003, India.
  • Chidambaram Murugan Botanical Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre, TNAU Campus, Lawley Road Post, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641003, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.5888.13.7.18953-18955

Keywords:

Endemic, IUCN, Idukki, Kerala, threatened plant, Wayanad

Abstract

Ophiorrhiza incarnata C.E.C.Fisch. (Rubiaceae), a threatened plant species of southern Western Ghats is rediscovered from the adjacent area of the type locality after lapse of eight decades.  Its distribution and conservation status are discussed.

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26-06-2021 — Updated on 26-06-2021

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Vol. 13 No. 7 (2021)

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