The Malay Cardamom Meistera aculeata (Roxb.) Škorničk. & M.F. Newman (Zingiberaceae: Alpinioideae) from the Palghat gap: a new record to Kerala, India
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Meistera aculeata (Roxb.) Škorničk. & M.F.Newman (Zingiberaceae, subfamily - Alpinioideae) a lesser known species, has been located from the Palakkad (Palghat) Gap region in the Walayar Hill ranges of the southern Western Ghats and reported here as an addition to the flora of Kerala. A detailed taxonomic description along with photographs are provided.
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Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment
Grant numbers 1. KSCSTE - Order no:001/FSHP - Main/2017/KSCSTE dated 25.01.2018;2. CSIR - Order no: 08/675(0001)/2017-EMR-1
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