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A new species of Eriocaulon, E. epedunculatum (Eriocaulaceae) is described and illustrated from the Western Ghats, India.
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The authors would like to thank Dr J. F. Veldkamp, National Herbarium Nederland, University of Leiden branch, the Netherlands for the Latin diagnosis and the Head of Institution, Shivaji University, Kolhapur for providing laboratory facilities.
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Yadav, S.R., Potdar, G.G., Kumar, A. et al. Eriocaulon epedunculatum, a new species of Eriocaulaceae from the Western Ghats, India. Kew Bull 63, 503–505 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-008-9041-y
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