Paradalzellia
Genus of flowering plants
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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  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| 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] | |
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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]