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<document ID-DOI="http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.8.2152" ID-PMC="PMC3254251" ID-Pensoft-Pub="1314-2003-8-99" ID-Pensoft-UUID="FF8D6B46FFEB8B50FF94B359FFB9A479" ID-PubMed="22287932" ID-Zenodo-Dep="576101" ModsDocID="1314-2003-8-99" checkinTime="1451252067791" checkinUser="pensoft" docAuthor="Thomas, V. P., Sabu, M. & Kumar, K. M. Prabhu" docDate="2012" docId="E22D51AD715F5149893B72A10D2ACE34" docLanguage="en" docName="PhytoKeys 8: 99-104" docOrigin="PhytoKeys 8" docPubDate="2012-01-06" docSource="http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.8.2152" docTitle="Amomum nilgiricum V. P. Thomas & M. Sabu 2012, sp. nov." docType="treatment" docVersion="3" id="FF8D6B46FFEB8B50FF94B359FFB9A479" lastPageNumber="102" masterDocId="FF8D6B46FFEB8B50FF94B359FFB9A479" masterDocTitle="Amomum nilgiricum (Zingiberaceae), a new species from Western Ghats, India" masterLastPageNumber="104" masterPageNumber="99" pageNumber="101" updateTime="1668142120568" updateUser="ExternalLinkService">
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<mods:title>Amomum nilgiricum (Zingiberaceae), a new species from Western Ghats, India</mods:title>
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<mods:roleTerm>Author</mods:roleTerm>
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<mods:namePart>Thomas, V. P.</mods:namePart>
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<mods:affiliation>Department of Botany, University of Calicut, P. O. Calicut University 673 635, Kerala, India</mods:affiliation>
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<mods:namePart>Sabu, M.</mods:namePart>
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<mods:affiliation>Department of Botany, University of Calicut, P. O. Calicut University 673 635, Kerala, India</mods:affiliation>
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<mods:roleTerm>Author</mods:roleTerm>
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<mods:namePart>Kumar, K. M. Prabhu</mods:namePart>
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<mods:affiliation>Department of Botany, University of Calicut, P. O. Calicut University 673 635, Kerala, India</mods:affiliation>
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<mods:title>PhytoKeys</mods:title>
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<mods:date>2012</mods:date>
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<mods:number>2012-01-06</mods:number>
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<mods:number>8</mods:number>
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<mods:start>99</mods:start>
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<mods:url>http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.8.2152</mods:url>
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<mods:classification>journal article</mods:classification>
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<mods:identifier type="DOI">http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.8.2152</mods:identifier>
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<mods:identifier type="Pensoft-Pub">1314-2003-8-99</mods:identifier>
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<mods:identifier type="Pensoft-UUID">FF8D6B46FFEB8B50FF94B359FFB9A479</mods:identifier>
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<mods:identifier type="Zenodo-Dep">576101</mods:identifier>
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<treatment ID-GBIF-Taxon="182229486" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:E22D51AD715F5149893B72A10D2ACE34" httpUri="http://treatment.plazi.org/id/E22D51AD715F5149893B72A10D2ACE34" lastPageId="3" lastPageNumber="102" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">
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<paragraph pageId="2" pageNumber="101">
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<taxonomicName LSID="E22D51AD-715F-5149-893B-72A10D2ACE34" authority="V. P. Thomas & M. Sabu" authorityName="V. P. Thomas & M. Sabu" authorityYear="2012" class="Monocotyledoneae" family="Zingiberaceae" genus="Amomum" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Amomum nilgiricum" order="Scitamineae" pageId="2" pageNumber="101" phylum="Angiospermae" rank="species" species="nilgiricum" status="sp. nov.">Amomum nilgiricum V.P. Thomas & M. Sabu</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel pageId="2" pageNumber="101">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 1" captionStartId="F1" captionText="Figure 1. Amomum nilgiricum A a part of leafy shoot B ligule C inflorescence D bract E bracteole F flower G calyx H corolla lobes I stamen J labellum K ovary with epigynous glands and style L stigma M c. s. of ovary N fruit O seed." httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/9962" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">Figs 1</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Amomum nilgiricum A habit B ligules C inflorescence D rhizome with inflorescences E bract F bracteole G flower with a bract H calyx I corolla lobes J stigma K ovary with epigynous glands and style L stamen M labellum N infructescence." httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/9963" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">2</figureCitation>
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</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="2" pageNumber="101" type="diagnosis">
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<paragraph pageId="2" pageNumber="101">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="2" pageNumber="101">
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The species shows similarity with
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Thwaites" authorityYear="1861" class="Monocotyledoneae" family="Zingiberaceae" genus="Amomum" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="" order="Scitamineae" pageId="2" pageNumber="101" phylum="Angiospermae" rank="species" species="masticatorium">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">Amomum masticatorium</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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Thwaites in having long drying ligule with an acuminate apex, pubescent anther and echinate capsules, but differs in clump forming habit with non-stoloniferous rhizomes, tomentose lamina beneath, long corolla tube, obovate to rhomboid labellum with clefted apex and without any colour design, emarginate anther crest and reduced staminodes.
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</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="2" pageNumber="101" type="type">
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<paragraph pageId="2" pageNumber="101">Type.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="2" pageNumber="101">
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">INDIA.</emphasis>
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Kerala: Palakkad District, Silent Valley National Park, 1.5 km from Walakkad towards Sispara, 1200 m elevation, 3 April 2009,
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">V.P. Thomas & M.C. Shameer 115574</emphasis>
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(holotype: CALI; Isotype, MH, CAL).
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</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="2" pageNumber="101" type="description">
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<paragraph pageId="2" pageNumber="101">Description.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="2" pageNumber="101">
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Clump forming herb. Rhizome non-stoloniferous, stout, robust, 2-4 cm thick, robust, creamy-white inside, sheathed with scales; scales ovate to triangular, chartaceous, c. 1.8
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2 cm, apex nearly rounded, pubescent externally. Leafy shoots 200-400 cm tall, robust, clump forming; sheath 2.5-4.5 cm wide at base, green, densely pubescent externally. Leaves 14-20 per leafy shoot; lamina lanceolate to elliptic-lanceolate, 32-41
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6.5-8 cm, base cuneate, margin slightly straight, apex acuminate to 3 cm long, puberulous to glabrous and green on upper surface, tomentose and pale beneath; midrib hispid beneath; veins appressed above; petiole 2-8 mm long, pale green, wooly tomentose. Ligule entire, lanceolate, 4.5-9 cm long, chartaceous, drying, persistent, apex acute, pubescent to tomentose externally, glabrous within. Inflorescence 7-15 cm long, many flowered, arise from the rhizome under soil; peduncle 3.5-7.5 cm long. Bract oblong, 3-4.7
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1.6-2.1 cm, coriaceous, red, margin ciliate, apex slightly emarginate, pubescent externally, glabrous internally. Bracteole tubular, 2-lobed, 2.2-2.5
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0.5-0.6 cm, unequally split, membranous, red, margin ciliate, apex acute, pubescent externally, glabrous within. Flower 4.7-5.2 cm long, yellow; pedicel 5 mm long. Calyx 2 or 3-lobed, 2.4-2.8
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0.4 cm, pale red, membranous, split nearly equal, margin ciliate, apex acute, pubescent externally, glabrous within. Corolla tube 2.5-3 cm long, c. 4 mm wide at mouth, pale yellow, pubescent externally, glabrous internally except near mouth; dorsal corolla lobe oblong, 1.4-1.6
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<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
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0.7-0.8 cm, yellow, margin ciliate, apex hooded, ecuspidate, pubescent externally, glabrous within; lateral corolla lobes oblong, 1.4-1.6
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<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
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04-0.6 cm, yellow, margin ciliate, apex nearly rounded, one side slightly folded, pubescent outside, glabrous within. Labellum obovate to rhomboid, 1.4-1.5
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<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
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1-1.2 cm, uniform yellow, margin entire, apex clefted, pubescent inside along the median part. Lateral staminodes absent. Stamen 1.1-1.2 cm long; filament 4-5
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<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
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2.5-3 mm, pale yellow, broader towards base, rarely minutely pubescent; connective rarely pubescent externally; crest inconspicuous, c. 3
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<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
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1 mm, yellow, apex emarginate, rarely puberulous; anther thecae oblong, 6-7 mm long, creamy-white, base nearly rounded, apex rounded, pubescent; dehiscing throughout their length. Epigynous glands 2, oblong, 3-4 mm long, cream coloured, apex truncate, rarely puberulous. Ovary globose, 4-5
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<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
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4 mm, densely pubescent externally; locules 3; ovules many on axile placentae; style 3.4-3.7 cm long, pubescent towards tip, glabrous towards base; stigma, tubular, c. 1 mm across, pale yellow, mouth ciliate, opening terminal. Capsule 8-10 per spike, globose, 2-3
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<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
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2-3 cm, red, echinate, spines stout, pubescent externally, calyx not persistent. Seeds many, slightly oblong, 4-5
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<normalizedToken originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
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c. 3 mm, black, aromatic, arillate, glabrous; aril white.
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</paragraph>
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<caption httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/9962" pageId="2" pageNumber="101" start="Figure 1" startId="F1">
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<paragraph pageId="2" pageNumber="101">
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">Figure 1.</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName authorityName="V. P. Thomas & M. Sabu" authorityYear="2012" class="Monocotyledoneae" family="Zingiberaceae" genus="Amomum" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="" order="Scitamineae" pageId="2" pageNumber="101" phylum="Angiospermae" rank="species" species="nilgiricum">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">Amomum nilgiricum</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">A</emphasis>
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a part of leafy shoot
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">B</emphasis>
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ligule
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">C</emphasis>
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inflorescence
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">D</emphasis>
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bract
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">E</emphasis>
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bracteole
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">F</emphasis>
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flower
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">G</emphasis>
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calyx
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">H</emphasis>
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corolla lobes
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">I</emphasis>
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stamen
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">J</emphasis>
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labellum
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">K</emphasis>
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ovary with epigynous glands and style
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">L</emphasis>
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stigma
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">M</emphasis>
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c.s. of ovary
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">N</emphasis>
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fruit
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">O</emphasis>
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seed.
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</paragraph>
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</caption>
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<caption httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/9963" pageId="2" pageNumber="101" start="Figure 2" startId="F2">
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<paragraph pageId="2" pageNumber="101">
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">Figure 2.</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName authorityName="V. P. Thomas & M. Sabu" authorityYear="2012" class="Monocotyledoneae" family="Zingiberaceae" genus="Amomum" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="" order="Scitamineae" pageId="2" pageNumber="101" phylum="Angiospermae" rank="species" species="nilgiricum">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">Amomum nilgiricum</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">A</emphasis>
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habit
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">B</emphasis>
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ligules
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">C</emphasis>
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inflorescence
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">D</emphasis>
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rhizome with inflorescences
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">E</emphasis>
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bract
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">F</emphasis>
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bracteole
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">G</emphasis>
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flower with a bract
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">H</emphasis>
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calyx
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">I</emphasis>
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corolla lobes
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">J</emphasis>
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stigma
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">K</emphasis>
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ovary with epigynous glands and style
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">L</emphasis>
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stamen
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">M</emphasis>
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labellum
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">N</emphasis>
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infructescence.
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</paragraph>
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</caption>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection pageId="2" pageNumber="101" type="flowering and fruiting">
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<paragraph pageId="2" pageNumber="101">Flowering and fruiting.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="2" pageNumber="101">March-November.</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection pageId="2" pageNumber="101" type="distribution">
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<paragraph pageId="2" pageNumber="101">Distribution.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="2" pageNumber="101">Known only from type locality, Silent Valley National Park, Western Ghats, Kerala in the evergreen forest above 1210 m.</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection pageId="2" pageNumber="101" type="etymology">
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<paragraph pageId="2" pageNumber="101">Etymology.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="2" pageNumber="101">
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the specific epithet
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">nilgiricum</emphasis>
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indicates the place of collection Nilgiri Hills, a part of Western Ghats.
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</paragraph>
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<subSubSection lastPageId="3" lastPageNumber="102" pageId="2" pageNumber="101" type="conservation status">
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<paragraph pageId="2" pageNumber="101">Conservation status.</paragraph>
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<paragraph lastPageId="3" lastPageNumber="102" pageId="2" pageNumber="101">
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Critically endangered (CR B1ab(ii,iii)+B2ab(i,ii)). The taxon has been evaluated against the criteria as described in IUCN (2001). The area of occupancy is estimated to be less than 10 Km2 and its habitat is severely fragmented,
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<pageBreakToken pageId="3" pageNumber="102" start="start">and</pageBreakToken>
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known to exist only in a single location. A continuous decline in quality of habitat and extent of occurrence is noticed. Major threat to the population are forest fire and clearing of trekking path in the forest which cause damage to the existing population.
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<subSubSection pageId="3" pageNumber="102" type="specimens examined">
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<paragraph pageId="3" pageNumber="102">Specimens examined.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="3" pageNumber="102">
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INDIA, Kerala: Palakkad District, Silent Valley National Park, 3 km from Walakkad towards Sispara, 24 September 2008,
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="102">V.P. Thomas & K.M. Prabhu Kumar 115504</emphasis>
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(CALI); 2 km from Walakkad towards Sispara, 1 March 2009,
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="102">V.P. Thomas & A.V. Prasanth 115540</emphasis>
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(CALI).
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</paragraph>
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</treatment>
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