Henckelia bracteata, a new species of Gesneriaceae from S Western Ghats, India, and lectotypification of didymocarpus humboldtianus (H. humboldtiana)

Abstract

Henckelia bracteata (Gesneriaceae), from the S Western Ghats in India, is described as new to science and illustrated. It is compared with the similar H. humboldtiana from S India and Sri Lanka. Its conservation status is assessed according to IUCN categories and criteria. The name Didymocarpus humboldtianus, the basionym of H. humboldtiana, is lectotypified.