Salim, P. M. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8692-0884
Mathew, Jose https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4737-3459
Arunraj, P. T. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0644-6380
Sanjai, V. N. https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2844-2315
Gopallawa, B. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4293-7988
Funding for this research was provided by:
Kerala State Biodiversity Board (head no. 3435-03-101-99(P)-2)
Article History
Accepted: 17 April 2025
First Online: 2 December 2025
Declarations
:
: PMS: Field study and specimen collection (leading), literature survey (supporting).JM: Field study (leading), specimen examination (supporting), Funding (leading).PTA: Specimen examination (leading), literature survey (leading), Data curation (leading), Manuscript writing (leading), Funding (leading).VNS: Supervision (leading), Data curation (leading), Draft correction (leading).BG: Consultation of various herbaria, Literature survey (supporting).
: This research paper is an outcome of the third author’s ongoing PhD, being funded by the University of Kerala. Additionally, for the field study, the second author utilised a fund provided to him by the Kerala State Biodiversity Board under head no. 3435-03-101-99(P)-2.as.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.