Vicoa sahyadrica (Asteraceae), a new species from Western India with a note on Dalzell’s Vicoa cernua and Heracleum grandiflorum Author Nandikar, Mayur D. Naoroji Godrej Centre for Plant Research (NGCPR), 431, Lawkim Campus, Shindewadi, Post Shirwal, Satara- 412801, Maharashtra, India Author Sardesai, Milind M. Department of Botany, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune- 411007, Maharashtra, India text Phytotaxa 2021 2021-08-17 514 3 275 286 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.514.3.7 journal article 10.11646/phytotaxa.514.3.7 1179-3163 5367846 Key to the genus Vicoa in India 1. Leaves auriculate, leathery; pappus absent in the disc-florets ......................................................................................... Vicoa indica - Proximal leaves attenuate and petiolate, distal leaves often auriculate; pappus present in the disc-florets.......................................2 2. Capitula cupuliform to tubular, 4–5 × 4 mm with 6–12(–14) pappus of bristles; rays inconspicuous ( 1–2 mm ) ............................... .................................................................................................................................................................................. Vicoa sahyadrica - Capitula flat, 4–6 × 8–10 mm with 1–4(–5) pappus of bristles; rays distinct ( 8–10 mm ) .............................................. Vicoa cernua