Hedychium matthewii S. Thomas, B. Mani & S. J. Britto, a new species from the southern Western Ghats, is described and illustrated. The new species is confined to Idukki, in the southern part of the Western Ghats, India. The diagnostic characters useful in discriminating the new species from close relatives are explained, together with its distribution and preliminary conservation status.
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