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A NEW SPECIES OF RHINACANTHUS (ACANTHACEAE) FROM SRI LANKA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 October 2011

A. P. P. R. Amarasinghe  and
D. S. A. Wijesundara
A. P. P. R. Amarasinghe
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Biology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. E-mail: praagri@gmail.com
D. S. A. Wijesundara
Affiliation:
National Botanic Department, Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. E-mail: dirnbg@sltnet.lk
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Abstract

A new species, Rhinacanthus flavovirens Amarasinghe & Wijesundara (Acanthaceae), from Sri Lanka, is described and illustrated. It is compared with the closely allied Rhinacanthus nasutus and R. polonnaruwensis. A key to Rhinacanthus species in Sri Lanka is also presented.

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AcanthaceaeRhinacanthusSri Lanka
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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 68 , Issue 3 , November 2011 , pp. 333 - 337
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Copyright © Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 2011

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