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A new variety of Arisaema (Araceae) from Western Ghats of India
From:
Kew Bulletin
| Date:
July 1, 2004| Author:
Tetali, P; Punekar, Sachin A; Lakshminarasimhan, P
| Copyright The Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office 2004. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information
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Summary. A new taxon of Arisaema, A. murrayi (J. Graham ) Hook. var. sonubeniae from North Western Ghats of Maharashtra, India is described. Line drawings and a distribution map are provided.
Introduction
The genus Arisaema Mart. comprises c. 170 species (Mayo et al. 1997), 210 species (Govaerts & Frodin 2002) or c. 150 species (Gusman & Gusnian 2002). In addition, Govaerts & Frodin (l.c.) recognized 9 subspecies and 24 varieties whereas Gusman & Gusnian (l.c.) r...
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