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19 January 2022 Two New Species of Piper (Piperaceae) from the Southern Western Ghats and the Taxonomical Status of P. megacarpum
Jose Mathew, Salim Pichan, Radhamany Madhavan, Usha Soman Sarojini
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Piper kurichyarmalanum J. Mathew & P.M. Salim and P. ovalifructum J. Mathew & P.M. Salim (Piperaceae) from the southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India, are described as new species based on morphological data. Diagnostic morphological characters, distribution and images of these species are presented, along with a key to species of Piper section Muldera (clade Muldera) in India. Piper megacarpum J. Mathew is synonymized with P. galeatum (Miq.) C.DC.

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Jose Mathew, Salim Pichan, Radhamany Madhavan, and Usha Soman Sarojini "Two New Species of Piper (Piperaceae) from the Southern Western Ghats and the Taxonomical Status of P. megacarpum," Annales Botanici Fennici 59(1), 33-39, (19 January 2022). https://doi.org/10.5735/085.059.0106
Received: 29 November 2021; Accepted: 1 January 2022; Published: 19 January 2022
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