Three new species of Polycarpaea (Caryophyllaceae) from Kerala, South India

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Caryophyllales · Topics: Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies, Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies, Plant Diversity and Evolution

Three new species of Polycarpaea, Polycarpaea barbellata, P. ebracteata and P. psammophila, are described from the Palakkad district of Kerala, India. The new species are allied to P. corymbosa and P. aurea but can be visibly distinguished by unique character combinations, viz. shape of sepal, petal, bract and bracteole and seed morphology. Detailed descriptions along with illustrations and photographs are provided.

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