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Chlorophytum vanapushpam (Asparagaceae), a new species from southern Western Ghats, India

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Within the context of the floristic study of tuberous plants of south Western Ghats, a new species, Chlorophytum vanapushpam is described. This species resembles C. glaucoides Blatter (1931: 361) but differs in many other characters, viz., cylindrical fusiform spongy roots, sessile broad leaves, long scape, ovate bracteoles with acute apex, 5-nerved outer perianth segments and 3–5-nerved inner perianth segments, anthers are slightly shorter than its filaments and seeds are large, 3–4 in each cells. The taxonomic description, morphological differences to allied taxa, key to the Indian Chlorophytum and colour photographs of the new species are provided to facilitate its easy identification in the field.

Source: Phytotaxa

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.720.2.6

Authors: SIDHARTH SATHYAN NAIR, JOSE MATHEW, MATALAYI KOKARAMATH RATHEESH NARAYANAN, MALAYIL GOPALAN SANILKUMAR, CHANDRASSERIL NARAYANAN SUNIL

Institutions: Sir Syed College, Kannur University, University of Kerala

Language: English

Topic: Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7084384840

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