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A new species of Eriocaulon, E. belgaumensis (Eriocaulaceae) is described and illustrated from the Western Ghats, India.
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The authors thank J. F. Veldkamp, Nationaal Herbarium Nederland, University of Leiden branch, for the Latin diagnosis, Mr Shrikant Sutar for the illustration, the Head Department of Botany, Shivaji University, Kolhapur and the Principal, The New College, Kolhapur for laboratory facilities. The senior author is also grateful to the University Grants Commission, New Delhi for financial support.
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Shimpale, V.B., Yadav, S.R. Eriocaulon belgaumensis: a new species of Eriocaulaceae from the Western Ghats of India. Kew Bull 65, 337–339 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-010-9204-5
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