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TWO NEW SPECIES OF AMOMUM (ZINGIBERACEAE) FROM WESTERN GHATS, INDIA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 June 2012

V. P. Thomas  and
M. Sabu
V. P. Thomas
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, University of Calicut, P.O. Calicut University 673 635, Kerala, India. E-mail for correspondence: msabu9@gmail.com
M. Sabu
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, University of Calicut, P.O. Calicut University 673 635, Kerala, India. E-mail for correspondence: msabu9@gmail.com
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Abstract

Two new species of Amomum, A. agastyamalayanum V.P.Thomas & M.Sabu and A. newmanii M.Sabu & V.P.Thomas (Zingiberaceae), from the Western Ghats of Kerala are described and illustrated. Their distribution, ecology, IUCN status, etymology and similarities to related taxa are also discussed.

Keywords

AmomumIndiaKeralanew speciesWestern GhatsZingiberaceae
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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 69 , Issue 2 , July 2012 , pp. 313 - 321
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Copyright © Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 2012

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