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Andrographis saxatilis (Acanthaceae), a new woody species from the Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India
  • Raja Kullayiswamy Kusome,
  • SAROJINI DEVI NAIDU
Raja Kullayiswamy Kusome

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SAROJINI DEVI NAIDU
Sri Krishnadevaraya University
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Abstract

Andrographis saxatilis (Acanthaceae) new species is described and illustrated from the rocky plateau of the Owk Dam area, Andhra Pradesh. It is a perennial, woody undershrub. Unique characters are hispid hairy, obovate, elliptic-oblong and oblanceolate leaves; lanceolate glandular hairy sepals; empty (without flowers) bract and calyx towards base of rachis. Andrographis saxatilis allied A. glandulosa Nees by its perennial habit, woody rootstock in between rocks, glaucous green leaves, hairy stem, attenuate and glandular hairs on sepals and corolla tube outside. But it distinguished from the later by its hispid texture (versus densely pubescent), obovate, elliptic-oblong, and oblanceolate leaves (versus ovate-oblong), obtusely 4-angled stem (versus acutely 4-angled), hispid and glandular hairy sepals (versus villous with long glandular hairs), boat-shaped upper lip of corolla (versus ligulate), pubescent fruit (versus glabrous at base and glandular hairy towards the tip). IUCN threat status of the species is assessed as ‘Data Deficient’ (DD) in this article.
Submitted to Nordic Journal of Botany
04 Jul 2024Editorial Decision: Revise Major
15 Jul 20241st Revision Received
15 Jul 2024Submission Checks Completed
15 Jul 2024Assigned to Editor
15 Jul 2024Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
22 Jul 2024Reviewer(s) Assigned
14 Aug 2024Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
16 Aug 20242nd Revision Received
16 Aug 2024Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
16 Aug 2024Submission Checks Completed
16 Aug 2024Assigned to Editor
02 Sep 2024Editorial Decision: Accept