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<p><italic>Seidenfia manikathila</italic> J.Mathew, P.M. Salim &amp; Szlach. (Orchidaceae), a new species from the southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India, is described and illustrated based on morphological data. We demonstrate that the new species differs from other <italic>Seidenfia</italic> species both in vegetative and floral characters. The diagnostic morphological characters, distribution and images of the new species are presented in this paper. Images and key to the known species of <italic>Seidenfia</italic> coming under the section <italic>Seidenfia</italic> from India (<italic>S. densiflora</italic>, <italic>S. intermedia</italic>, <italic>S. malabarica</italic>, <italic>S. rheedi</italic>, <italic>S. versicolor</italic>) is also provided.</p>
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Seidenfia manikathila J.Mathew, P.M. Salim & Szlach. (Orchidaceae), a new species from the southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India, is described and illustrated based on morphological data. We demonstrate that the new species differs from other Seidenfia species both in vegetative and floral characters. The diagnostic morphological characters, distribution and images of the new species are presented in this paper. Images and key to the known species of Seidenfia coming under the section Seidenfia from India (S. densiflora, S. intermedia, S. malabarica, S. rheedi, S. versicolor) is also provided.

<italic>Seidenfia manikathila</italic> (Orchidaceae, Epidendroideae, Malaxideae), a new species from south Western Ghats, India

Department of Plant Taxonomy and Nature Conservation

Biodiversity Research and Conservation

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 (Orchidaceae, Epidendroideae, Malaxideae), a new species from south Western Ghats, India

Seidenfia manikathila J.Mathew, P.M. Salim & Szlach. (Orchidaceae), a new species from the southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India, is described and illustrated...

Seidenfia manikathila (Orchidaceae, Epidendroideae, Malaxideae), a new species from south Western Ghats, India

Published Online: Apr 22, 2022

Page range: 1 - 6

Received: Dec 02, 2021

Accepted: Dec 30, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/biorc-2021-0009

Keywords
Malaxideae, India, Kerala, southern Western Ghats, floristic studies, new species

© 2021 Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (Poland), Department of Plant Taxonomy

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

Seidenfia manikathila (Orchidaceae, Epidendroideae, Malaxideae), a new species from south Western Ghats, India

Published Online: Apr 22, 2022

Page range: 1 - 6

Received: Dec 02, 2021

Accepted: Dec 30, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/biorc-2021-0009

KeywordsMalaxideae, India, Kerala, southern Western Ghats, floristic studies, new species

© 2021 Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (Poland), Department of Plant Taxonomy

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

Keywords
Malaxideae, India, Kerala, southern Western Ghats, floristic studies, new species