Brachystelma annamacharyae K. Prasad, Prasanna, Meve, Sankara Rao & T. Thulasaiah, a new species from the Sanipaya beat in the Seshachalam hills in Andhra Pradesh (India) is described and illustrated. The new species shares the long filiform pedicels, reflexed corolla lobes and an exposed corona with its most closely allied species, B. swarupa from Kerala and B. ciliatum from Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, but differs from these by generally dwarfed and completely glabrous vegetative parts and uniflowered inflorescences, therby resembling certain South African species of the genus.

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Brachystelma maculatum Hook.f. was rediscovered far from the type locality after a century in Nallamala forests of Andhra Pradesh. Its taxonomic identity and morphological affinity with B. bourneae, B. rangacharii and B. nallamalayanum are discussed. An enhanced description of B. maculatum, its conservation status and an updated key to delineate the above species are presented.

and Prof. M.K. Janarthanam, Goa University for giving valuable comments. We thank the authorities of Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata for providing relevant literature.

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