Lasianthus agasthyamalayanus (Rubiaceae), a New Species from the Southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 87-91
Author(s):  
Jagadeesan Raveendran ◽  
Sam Paul Mathew ◽  
Gangaprasad Appukuttannair ◽  
Ettickal Sukumaran Santhosh Kumar
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Syzygium (Myrtaceae) from the southern Western Ghats of Kerala, India

Phytotaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. M. SHAREEF ◽  
E. S.SANTHOSH KUMAR ◽  
T. SHAJU
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species

Glycosmis nelliyampathiensis (Rutaceae), a new species from southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 496 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-274
Author(s):  
MANJAKULAM KHADHERSHA JABEENA ◽  
VADAKKEVEEDU JAGADEESH ASWANI ◽  
MAYA C NAIR
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species

A new species, Glycosmis nelliyampathiensis from Nelliyampathy hill ranges of southern Western Ghats, Palakkad, Kerala, India is described and illustrated here. The plant differs from its allied species G. angustifolia in terms of its unifoliolate leaves, elliptic leaflets, 1–4 flowered monochasial cymose inflorescence, hairiness of the corolla apex, sub-capitate stigma and ellipsoid-oblong fruit.

scholarly journals A new species of Xylophis Beddome, 1878 (Serpentes: Pareidae) from the southern Western Ghats of India

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 ◽  
pp. 219-230
Author(s):  
Surya Narayanan ◽  
Pratyush P. Mohapatra ◽  
Amirtha Balan ◽  
Sandeep Das ◽  
David J. Gower
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
New Species ◽  
Genetic Distance ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
White Collar ◽  
The Body ◽  
Western Ghats Of India ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species

We reassess the taxonomy of the Indian endemic snake Xylophis captaini and describe a new species of Xylophis based on a type series of three specimens from the southernmost part of mainland India. Xylophis deepakisp. nov. is most similar phenotypically to X. captaini, with which it was previously confused. The new species differs from X. captaini by having a broader, more regular and ventrally extensive off-white collar, more ventral scales (117–125 versus 102–113), and by lack of flounces on the body and proximal lobes of the hemipenis. Phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial 16S DNA sequences strongly indicates that the new species is most closely related to X. captaini, differing from it by an uncorrected pairwise genetic distance of 4.2%. A revised key to the species of Xylophis is provided.

A new species of Cinnamomum (Lauraceae) from Nilgiris, southern Western Ghats, India

Phytotaxa ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 224 (3) ◽  
pp. 283
Author(s):  
M P Geethakumary ◽  
Alagramam Govindasamy Pandurangan ◽  
S Deepu
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Cinnamomum (Lauraceae), C. nilagiricum is described and illustrated on the basis of distinct morphological characters known from Nilgiris, southern Western Ghats, India.  It is allied to C. dubium but differs in the nature of trunk; shape, size and smell of leaves; 4-locellate anthers of whorl III stamens etc.  A detailed description, distribution, phenology, illustration, colour plates and relevant notes are provided.

ARISAEMA MADHUANUM, A NEW SPECIES OF ARACEAE FROM INDIA

2014 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 269-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. M. Manudev ◽  
S. Nampy
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Basal Region ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species

Arisaema madhuanum, a new species of Araceae from the southern Western Ghats, is described and illustrated. The new species is morphologically allied to Arisaema attenuatum, from which it differs in having subulate neuters on the male spadix, a wide-mouthed spathe tube with the margins dilated into broad auricular extensions, and an erect to arching, oblong-lanceolate spathe limb with a narrow constricted basal region. The new taxon belongs to Arisaema sect. Sinarisaema Nakai.

A new species of Philautus Gistel (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from southern Western Ghats, India

Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1621 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
KOTAMBYLU VASUDEVA GURURAJA ◽  
K. P. DINESH ◽  
MUHAMED JAFER PALOT ◽  
C. RADHAKRISHNAN ◽  
T. V. RAMACHANDRA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Posterior Part ◽  
Upper Eyelid ◽  
Golden Yellow ◽  
Reserve Forest ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
Kerala State ◽  
A New Species

A new species of the oriental shrub frog genus Philautus is described from Kakkayam Reserve Forest of Calicut district, Kerala state, in the southern Western Ghats. This species is distinguished from congeners by the combination of characters such as body small, elongate, squat and flat; head arched, wider than long; snout short rounded, equal or sub equal to diameter of eye; canthus rostralis rounded; tympanum indistinct but visible; eyes protruding, pupil with striking golden yellow dentition like marks; belly granular; vocal sac unpigmented; fleshy brown to cream yellow dorsum with two distinct golden yellow lateral bands bordered by dark brown from upper eyelid to the posterior part of flanks. A description of the advertisement calls and ecology and natural history notes are also provided for the new species which so far is only known from the type locality.

A new species of Striga section Polypleurae (Orobanchaceae) from southern Western Ghats of India

Phytotaxa ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 212 (2) ◽  
pp. 163
Author(s):  
K. M. PRABHU KUMAR ◽  
M. OMALSREE ◽  
M. SABU ◽  
P. SUNOJKUMAR ◽  
BINU THOMAS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Corolla Tube ◽  
Glandular Hairs ◽  
Western Ghats Of India ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Striga from Tamil Nadu parts of Western Ghats of India is described and illustrated as Striga kamalii sp. nov. The new species shows similarity with S. densiflora in having a densely hispid stem, linear leaves, bracts longer than calyx, and oblong fruit shorter than calyx lobes, but differs in the 10-ribbed calyx, the glandular hairs on calyx and corolla tube, and the obovate-rounded petals. A detailed description, with data on distribution and parasitism together with relevant taxonomic notes and colour photographs are provided.

scholarly journals Sandracottus vijayakumari (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae), a new aquatic beetle species from landslide hit area of Nelliyampathy Forest Range, Western Ghats, Kerala, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 17999-18003
Author(s):  
P.P. Anand ◽  
P.P. Ashiq ◽  
M. Smitha ◽  
M. Adithya ◽  
T. Tibin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Beetle Species ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
Aquatic Beetle ◽  
A New Species

The present study deals with the description of a new species Sandracottus vijayakumari from Nelliyampathy forest range, southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India with a comparative key of closely related species S. dejeani Aube, 1838.  Only one species is known from the genus Sandracottus Sharp, 1882, from southern Western Ghats, Kerala.  The Nelliyampathy forest areas are hilly and the altitude of the hills range 40–1,530 m.  The region experiences several types of landslides especially during the monsoon (August to September 2018).  The new species was discovered in one of the worst landslide hits area in Nelliyampathy forest, Kundrachola region.  The new aquatic beetle species is moderately large in size and often very attractively marked dorsally with complex maculations.  Additionally, the new species shows a strong synapomorphy along with Eretini, Hydaticini, and Aubehydrini tribes.

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