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On 22 June 2012 11:18, manudev madhavan <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > > Here is an addition to the flora of India. > > *Murdannia sahyadrica,* a new species of *Commelinaceae *from the > Northwestern Ghats, India > > *Authors: *Nampy, Santhosh; Anna, A.A. Ancy; Manudev, K.M. > > *Source:* Willdenowia - Annals of the Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum > Berlin-Dahlem <http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bgbm/will>, Volume > 42, Number 1, June 2012 , pp. 79-83(5) > > *Publisher: *Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum > Berlin-Dahlem<http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bgbm> > > > http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/download?pub=infobike%3a%2f%2fbgbm%2fwill%2f2012%2f00000042%2f00000001%2fart00009&mimetype=application%2fpdf > > > *Abstract:* > A species of *Commelinaceae, Murdannia sahyadrica* from the > Northwestern Ghats in India, is described as new to science and > illustrated. Morphologically it shows close affinities to *M. semiteres > * and *M. juncoides,* from which it differs by orbicular petals, > stamens symmetrically arranged around the central erect style, an ovoid > capsule and uniseriately arranged seeds. > > *Keywords:* MURDANNIA > SEMITERES<http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search?option1=tka&value1=MURDANNIA+SEMITERES> > ; MURDANNIA > JUNCOIDES<http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search?option1=tka&value1=MURDANNIA+JUNCOIDES> > ; > TAXONOMY<http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search?option1=tka&value1=TAXONOMY> > ; > SAHYADRI<http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search?option1=tka&value1=SAHYADRI> > ; > SINHAGAD<http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search?option1=tka&value1=SINHAGAD> > ; > MAHARASHTRA<http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search?option1=tka&value1=MAHARASHTRA> > > *DOI:* http://dx.doi.org/10.3372/wi42.42109 > > Publication date: 2012-06-01 > > > Please find the attached pdf file with this mail > > > with warm regards > > > -- > *Manudev K Madhavan* > Junior Research Fellow > Plant Systematic & Floristics Lab, > Department of Botany, > Centre for Postgraduate Studies & Research > St. Joseph's College, Devagiri > Kozhikode- 673 008 > Mob: 9496470738 > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1870 members & 1,18,000 messages on 31/5/12) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of more than 6500 species). Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'.
