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<p><italic>Christisonia flavirubens</italic> J.Mathew &amp; P.M.Salim (Orobanchaceae), a new holoparasitic plant species from the southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India, is described based on morphological data. The diagnostic morphological characters, distribution and images of the new species are presented. Images and comparative characters of the reddish yellow coloured <italic>Christisonia</italic> species of the south Western Ghats are also provided for its easy identification.</p>
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Christisonia flavirubens J.Mathew & P.M.Salim (Orobanchaceae), a new holoparasitic plant species from the southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India, is described based on morphological data. The diagnostic morphological characters, distribution and images of the new species are presented. Images and comparative characters of the reddish yellow coloured Christisonia species of the south Western Ghats are also provided for its easy identification.

<italic>Christisonia flavirubens</italic> (Orobanchaceae), a new species from south Western Ghats, India

Biodiversity Research and Conservation

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 (Orobanchaceae), a new species from south Western Ghats, India

Christisonia flavirubens J.Mathew & P.M.Salim (Orobanchaceae), a new holoparasitic plant species from the southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India, is described...

Christisonia flavirubens (Orobanchaceae), a new species from south Western Ghats, India

Published Online: Jan 28, 2023

Page range: 1 - 7

Received: Sep 20, 2022

Accepted: Dec 30, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/biorc.2022.68.1

Keywords
holoparasitic plant, India, Kerala, new species, taxonomy

© 2022 Jose Mathew et al., published by Sciendo

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Christisonia flavirubens (Orobanchaceae), a new species from south Western Ghats, India

Published Online: Jan 28, 2023

Page range: 1 - 7

Received: Sep 20, 2022

Accepted: Dec 30, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/biorc.2022.68.1

Keywordsholoparasitic plant, India, Kerala, new species, taxonomy

© 2022 Jose Mathew et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
holoparasitic plant, India, Kerala, new species, taxonomy