A new species of the genus Portulaca L. (Portulacaceae) from the Eastern Ghats, India

Portulaca laljii (Portulacaceae), a new species from the Eastern Ghats (Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh), India, is described and illustrated along with conservation status. Perennial prostrate-decumbent much branched herb with tuberous fleshy roots, glabrous, stem without scaly bark, nodal axils...

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Main Authors: Pasupuleti Sivaramakrishna, Pulicherla Yugandhar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2287884X20301187