Two new species of Brachystelma (Apocynaceae: Ceropegieae) from peninsular India

Sardesai, M.M.; Kambale, S.S.; Govekar, R.S.; Kahalkar, V.I.

Two new species of Brachystelma (Apocynaceae: Ceropegieae) from peninsular India

Sardesai, M.M.; Kambale, S.S.; Govekar, R.S.; Kahalkar, V.I.

Source : Rheedea. 26(2); 2016; 142-149.

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http://irgu.unigoa.ac.in/drs/handle/unigoa/4703

Date: 2016

Document Type: Journal article

Abstract:

Two new species of Brachystelma, viz., B. gondwanense and B. shrirangii are described here from the Gadchiroli and Kolhapur districts of Maharashtra and Belgaum district of Karnataka, respectively with illustrations and photographs. Both the new species are similar to B. kolarense but B. gondwanense differs in having twisted corolla lobes and B. shrirangii in having thin and short stem.

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