Shrirangia: a new genus of Apiaceae from lateritic plateaus of Konkan region of Maharashtra, India

<p><i>Shrirangia</i>, a new monotypic genus of the family Apiaceae from low elevated lateritic plateaus of south Konkan region of Maharashtra, India, is described and illustrated with a new species, <i>Shrirangia concanensis</i>. The new genus is related to Himalayan genus <i>Chamaesium</i> Wolff by the characters of: many (ca 10) ribbed fruit, primary and secondary types of ribs present but very distinct from it by having tuberous habit, ternate to bi-ternate leaves, commissure plain undulate with 6–7 secondary ribs and vallecular and second types of vittae at dorsal face.</p>