Utricularia sunilii, a new species of Utricularia Sect. Oligocista from Kerala state of Western Ghats is described here. The new species shows similarities with U. graminifolia in having 3-nerved foliar organs and thickened capsule wall along the margin of dehiscence but differs by deeply 3-lobed lower lip of corolla.

A new species of Chrysopogon from the lateritic hillocks of Kannur District, Kerala, India, is described and illustrated. It closely resembles C. tadulingamii, but differs mainly in having sessile spikelets with a ciliate, short-awned upper glume and a short-awned upper lemma, pedicelled spikelets with 7-nerved, awned lower glume, a short 3-nerved awnless, retrorsely ciliate upper glume and a retuse or bifid upper lemma. The new species also resembles C. asper in some characters, but differs in having acicular or linear leaf blades, rounded leaf sheaths, and sessile spikelets with short-awned upper glume and upper lemma. A key for identification of species in Chrysopogon from Kerala is also provided.

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Two new taxa of Impatiens viz. I. mankulamensis sp. nov. and I. panduranganii sp. nov. (Balsaminaceae), are described from the southern Western Ghats, India. Notes on description, distribution, morphological variation and conservation status accompany each description, along with colour photographs.

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