Research article ACTINODAPHNE SHENDURUNII (LAURACEAE): A NEW SPECIES FROM SOUTHERN WESTERN GHATS, INDIA

Actinodaphne shendurunii Robi & Udayan a new species of Actinodaphne Nees from Kollam district in Kerala, India is described and illustrated. The new species resembles Actinodaphne pruinosa Nees by slender branchlets, narrow, long acuminate leaves; but differs from it in the undulate margined, glossy leaves,