Paradalzellia

Paradalzellia tirunelveliana is a species of flowering plant in the family Podostemaceae. It is the sole species in genus Paradalzellia. It is an aquatic perennial endemic to Tamil Nadu state in southern India.[2]

Paradalzellia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Malpighiales
Family:Podostemaceae
Genus:Paradalzellia
Koi, P.L.Uniyal & M.Kato (2022)
Species:
P. tirunelveliana
Binomial name
Paradalzellia tirunelveliana
(B.D.Sharma, Karthik. & B.V.Shetty) Koi, P.L.Uniyal & M.Kato (2022)
Synonyms[2]

Indotristicha tirunelveliana B.D.Sharma, Karthik. & B.V.Shetty (1974 publ. 1977)

The species is known from a single location in Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve in the Western Ghats range, in Thulukkanparai, Tirukkurungudi, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu.[2]

The species was first described as Indotristicha tirunelveliana in 1977. In 2022 it was placed in its own genus as Paradalzellia tirunelveliana.[2]

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