Volume 25, Issue 76, July - December, 2024

Sonerila anchurulica (Melastomataceae): A new species from South Western Ghats, India

Jose Mathew^1,2♦, Pichan M Salim³

¹Department of Botany, Sanatana Dharma College, Alappuzha, IN - 688003, Kerala, India
²University of Kerala, Karyavattom, Thiruvananthapuram, IN- 695581, Kerala, India
³MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, Puthoorvayal, Kalpatta, Wayanad, IN – 673577, Kerala, India

^♦Corresponding Author
Department of Botany, Sanatana Dharma College, Alappuzha, IN - 688003, University of Kerala, Karyavattom, Thiruvananthapuram, IN-695581, Kerala, India

ABSTRACT

A new species of Sonerila (Family: Melastomataceae; Tribe: Sonerileae), S. anchurulica from the Periyar Tiger Reserve region of the South Western Ghats is described here. Taxonomic descriptions, morphological differences to the allied taxa, colour photographs and its conservation status are provided.

Keywords: Endangered, Endemic, New species, Sonerileae, South Western Ghats

Species, 2024, 25(76), e43s1727

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi.v25i76.e43s1727

Published: 09 October 2024