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Chlorophytum gothanense, a new species of Anthericaceae from the Western Ghats of India

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A new species of Chlorophytum is described and illustrated. It is adapted to grow on the open, exposed lateritic plateaus in the Northern Western Ghats of India. The chromosome number of the species is 2n = 28.

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The authors thank the Head, Department of Botany, Shivaji University, Kolhapur for providing facilities. Thanks are also due to Dr J. F. Veldkamp for the Latin diagnosis, Mr Anil Kumar for the illustrations and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt of India for providing financial assistance.

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    Nilesh V. Malpure & S. R. Yadav

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Malpure, N.V., Yadav, S.R. Chlorophytum gothanense, a new species of Anthericaceae from the Western Ghats of India. Kew Bull 64, 739–741 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-009-9165-8

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