Ledebouria mavelii (Asparagaceae), a new species from Palakkad gap, Kerala, India

Ledebouria mavelii, a new species from Asparagaceae, is described and compared with L. hyderabadensis, L. karnatakensis, and L. revoluta. L. mavelii is confined to Palakkad District, Kerala. Detailed description, distribution, phenology, photographs, and key to Ledebouria species in India are provided. A phylogenetic analysis was conducted using sequences of two plastid genes, the maturase-coding gene (matK) and the large subunit of ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase-coding gene (rbcL) as DNA markers. The phylogenetic trees constructed from matK and rbcL data successfully distinguished each species from one another., The sequence data was obtained thorugh sanger sequencing of the sample of the plants collected form the type location, , # Ledebouria mavelii (Asparagaceae), a new species from Palakkad gap, Kerala, India

[https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.p8cz8wb15](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.p8cz8wb15)

## Description of the data and file structure

We conducted Sanger sequencing on **Ledebouri sp. nov.**, a newly discovered plant species from Palakkad, to obtain its DNA sequence data. Leaf samples were collected from specimens in their natural habitat. Genomic DNA was extracted using standard molecular biology protocols. Specific gene regions were amplified via PCR and sequenced to aid in the taxonomic classification and phylogenetic analysis of this new species.

### Files and variables

#### File: SR3781-MATKF\_E07.fsta

**Description:** Maturase Kinase - Forward of Ledebouria sp nov

#### File: SR3781-MATKR\_E08.fsta

**Description:** Maturase Kinase - Reverse of Ledebouria sp nov

#### File: SR3781-RBCLF\_F07.fsta

**Description:** rbcL forwared of Ledebouria sp nov

#### File: SR3781-RBCLR\_F08.fsta

**Descriptio...