A new Senecio (Asteraceae) from the Anjaneri Hills of Nashik, India

<p>A new species of <em>Senecio </em>(Asteraceae, Senecioneae), <em>Senecio anjanericus </em>is described and illustrated from the Anjaneri Hills of Nashik district, Maharashtra, India, based on morphological and cytogenetical studies. The species resembles <em>Senecio bombayensis</em>, but differs from it in small size of the ligules, presence of conspicuous foliose supplementary bracts and dense indumentum on stem. The somatic chromosome number was observed to be 2<em>n </em>= 2<em>x </em>= 20, with all the chromosomes exhibiting median region centromeres. A detailed morphological description, illustration and karyotypic features of the new species are provided.</p>