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Volume 65, Issue 1, July 2023

Articles

Notes on the identity and taxonomic status of steno endemic Senecio lawsonii Gamble and Senecio lessingianus Gamble and Senecio lessingianus C.B. Clarke (Asteraceae) from the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, India

https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo/v65/2023/169284

Published 2023-07-27

  • Premkumar M.
    • ,
  • M. Murugesan
    • ,
  • B. Karthik
    • ,
  • R. Manikandan

Premkumar M.
Botanical Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre, TNAU Campus, Lawley Road, Coimbatore-641 003, Tamil Nadu

M. Murugesan
Botanical Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre, TNAU Campus, Lawley Road, Coimbatore-641 003, Tamil Nadu

B. Karthik
Botanical Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre, TNAU Campus, Lawley Road, Coimbatore-641 003, Tamil Nadu

R. Manikandan
Botanical Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre, TNAU Campus, Lawley Road, Coimbatore-641 003, Tamil Nadu

Abstract

The present article deals with the taxonomic status and the identity of steno endemic Senecio lawsonii Gamble and Senecio lessingianus C.B. Clarke (Asteraceae). Senecio lessingianus is reinstated here as a separate species. An updated nomenclatural citation, a detailed description, SEM images of pollen grains, phenology and notes on actual range distribution, conservation status and colour photo plates of the species are provided here to facilitate easy identification.

Keywords

Endemic, Mukurthi National Park, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Southern Western Ghats

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