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

A new species of Senecio (Asteraceae, Senecioneae), Senecio anjanericus is
described and illustrated from the Anjaneri Hills of Nashik district,
Maharashtra, India, based on morphological and cytogenetical studies. The
species resembles Senecio bombayensis, 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
2n = 2x = 20, with all the chromosomes exhibiting median region
centromeres. A detailed morphological description, illustration and
karyotypic features of the new species are provided.