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A new Piper from the northern Western Ghats and notes on economic potential of Piper section Muldera

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Piper dravidii Lekhak, Kambale et S. R. Yadav, a new species from northern Western Ghats is described and illustrated. The names Muldera galeata Miq. [Piper galeatum (Miq.) C. DC.] and M. trichostachya Miq. [Piper trichostachyon (Miq.) C. DC.] are lectotypified. A key for the species of Piper section Muldera Miq. in India has also been provided to facilitate identification. In addition, the significance of species of Piper section Muldera as a candidate in breeding programs of P. nigrum is also discussed.

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Acknowledgments

The authors express their sincere thanks to the Head, Department of Botany, Shivaji University, Kolhapur for providing facilities. M.M.L. thanks The Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt. of India, New Delhi for financial assitance. S.S.K. thanks the University Grants Commission (UGC-MANF-BUD-MAH-6838), New Delhi for financial assistance. We gratefully acknowledge the help of Dr. K. N. Gandhi, Senior Nomenclatural Registrar, Harvard University Herbarium, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, for helping us with the typification. We thank Dr. Henry Noltie (E), for making available the images of specimens of Piper and Gerard Thijsse, Chief Collection Manager (U) for permitting us to publish the images of the selected lectotypes and also helping us in understanding annotation on herbarium sheets. Thanks are due to the authorities of MH, FRLH and KFRI for allowing us to examine the specimens. The authors are also thankful to Dr. Shrikant P. Sutar, Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Nowrosjee Wadia College, Pune, 411001, Maharashtra for illustrations.

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    M. M. Lekhak, S. S. Kambale & S. R. Yadav

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Lekhak, M.M., Kambale, S.S. & Yadav, S.R. A new Piper from the northern Western Ghats and notes on economic potential of Piper section Muldera . Genet Resour Crop Evol 61, 1057–1063 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-014-0121-6

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