A new species of Pancratium Dill. ex L. (Amaryllidaceae) from Eastern Ghats of India

Authors

  • R. Prameela Department of Botany, M.R. College for Women, Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh 535002, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5942-9915
  • J. Prakasa rao Department of Botany, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530003, India.
  • S.B. Padal Department of Botany, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530003, India.
  • M. Sankara Rao Botanical Survey of India, Deccan Regional Centre, Hyderabad, Telangana 500095, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.7700.14.3.20801-20804

Keywords:

Andhra Pradesh, Conservation, Fllora, New record, New species, Vizianagaram

Abstract

Pancratium venkaiahii is described as a new species from Eastern Ghats of India. It is closely allied to P. st-mariae. A comprehensive description with photo substantiation and comparison table are provided.

References

Linnaeus, C. (1753). Pancratium L. Species Plantarum, Vol. 1. Stockholm, 289–291.

Pullaiah, T. (2018). Flora of Andhra Pradesh, India. Vol. 3. Scientific Publisher, Jodhpur.

Sadasivaiah B, S. Karuppusamy (2018). Two new species of Pancratium (Amaryllidaceae) from India. Species 19: 132–139.

WFO (2021). Pancratium L. http://www.worldfloraonline.org/-taxon/wfo-4000027860. Accessed on 01 October 2021.

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26-03-2022 — Updated on 26-03-2022

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Vol. 14 No. 3 (2022)

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