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Casearia seethalakshmiae

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Casearia seethalakshmiae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Casearia
Species:
C. seethalakshmiae
Binomial name
Casearia seethalakshmiae
V.Suresh & Ambika

Casearia seethalakshmiae is a species in the family Salicaceae, and is confined to Palakkad, Kerala.[1] It is named after Dr.Seethalakshmi who was a scientist in Kerala Forest Research Institute.[2]

Description

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The species grows as a small shrub with greenish yellow flowers.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Ambika, Viswanathanpillai; Sojan, Jose; Suresh, Veerankutty (10 November 2022). "Casearia seethalakshmiae (Samydoideae, Salicaceae), a new species from Palakkad Gap, Kerala (India)". Phytotaxa. 572 (2): 203–209. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.572.2.7. ISSN 1179-3163.
  2. ^ "അരനൂറ്റാണ്ടിനു ശേഷം കണ്ടെത്തി 'കസെറിയ സീതാലക്ഷ്മിയെ'". Newspaper. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.