Gnidia; On the identity and occurrence of Gnidia glauca (Fresen.) Gilg var. sisparensis (Gardner) Kumari (Thymelaeaceae) in India by K.M. Prabhu Kumara*, V.S. Hareeshb, T.K. Nirmeshb, K.A. Anilkumara, V. B Sreekumarb & Indira Balachandrana- pages 131-135 Webbia: Journal of Plant Taxonomy and Geography Volume 69, Issue 1, 2014 (Abstract- Gnidia glauca var. sisparensis (Thymelaeaceae) is a very rare and little-known plant, endemic to the southern part of the Western Ghats. It has been rediscovered after a lapse of 148 years from the Elival hills of the Muthikulam High Value Biodiversity Area, in the Western Ghats of Kerala. Detailed descriptions with colour photographs are provided along with a key to the Indian varieties of Gnidia glauca for the first time. The paper also discusses previous records regarding the occurrence of the taxon in the Western Ghats of India.) |