First record of Elytraria acaulis (L.f.) Lindau (Acanthaceae) from the Kerala state and its distribution extension in India

By

Ramachandran, V S
Remesh, M

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016-2-11

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

12

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

1840--4

Subjects

Palghat , peninsular India , perennial herb , Walayar , Western Ghats

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/12.1.1840

 

Abstract

Elytraria acaulis (L.f.) Lindau (family Acanthaceae) is a perennial herb that is distributed in tropical Africa and Peninsular India. In India, this plant has been recorded from Northern Circar, Deccan, and Carnatic regions, on the eastern side of Peninsular India. We present here a new record from the Walayar Reserve Forest in Palakkad District, Kerala, which is the first known occurrence of this species from the western side of the peninsula. This species is added to the flora of Kerala state.