Sida ravii Sivad. & Anil Kumar (Malvaceae) a new record from Tamilnadu, India

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N. Dhatchanamoorthy
P. Raja
S. Soosairaj
A. Kala

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Sida ravii Sivad. & Anil Kumar, (Malvaceae) is an undershrub is reported first time for Tamil Nadu from the Pachchaimalai hills of Eastern Ghats, India. A detailed description and illustration of the species are provided here for the easy identification. 

 

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