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ABSTRACT
Habenaria keralensis (Orchidaceae), a new species from the Agasthyakoodam in Southern Western Ghats of Kerala (India) is described and illustrated. It differs from Habenaria dolichostachya by plants 25–35 cm high, leaves ovate-lanceolate, ovary pedicelled, floral bracts shorter than the ovary, elliptic-acuminate, lip as long as the sepals, lobes subequal.
Acknowledgements
The author gratefully acknowledges financial assistance received from Department of Science and Technology (SERB-DST), New Delhi and Dr P. Singh, Director, Botanical Survey of India (BSI), Kolkata. The author gratefully acknowledges the Kerala Forest Department for permission to conduct scientific work in the forests.
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Funding
This work was supported by the SERB-DST [SB/YS/LS-270/2013].