Ixora chakraborteyi Murugan & Prabhu sp. nov. (Rubiaceae) is described and illustrated here from the Nicobar Islands, Andaman and Nicobar, India.
Angiosperms, South Nicobar Islands, Evergreen shrub, Tropical evergreen forests, Elliptic-oblong, Oblanceolate
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Murugan, C. and Prabhu, S., 2014. Ixora Chakraborteyi Murugan & Prabhu sp. Nov. (Rubiaceae) - A New Species from Bay Islands, India. Indian Journal of Forestry, 37(3), pp.303-306. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2014-BP52G2
Manuscript Published on 01 September 2014
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