LINDERNIA MADAYIPARENSE (LINDERNIACEAE) - A NEW SPECIES FROM KERALA, INDIA

Lindernia madayiparense (Linderniaceae), - a new species of Linderniaceae from Kannur district, Kerala, India is described and illustrated. The new species resembles Lindernia parviflora by its 4- angled aerial stem; but differs in having dimorphic leaves, glandular puberulent pedicels and corolla with sharply 2-fid upper lip with acute lobes.