Eriocaulon bastarense K.K. Khanna, Eriocaulon chandrae K.K. Khanna and Eriocaulon mirzapurense K.K. Khanna & Anand Kumar are described as new species from India. Eriocaulon bastarense K.K. Khanna is allied to Eriocaulon martianum Wall. ex Körn. but differs in the characters of colouration of leaf and sheath, male sepals (spathe) sparsely hoary with acute or acuminate lobes, female sepals hoary and cells of seed coat with appendages of 2-4 rectangular bands. Eriocaulon chandrae K.K. Khanna is allied to Eriocaulon edwardii Fyson but differs in having peduncles pilose towards base, involucral bracts long acuminate or cuspidate, floral bracts cuspidate and petals absent in female flowers while Eriocaulon mirzapurense K.K. Khanna & Anand Kumar is allied to Eriocaulon quinquangulare L. but differs in having involucral bracts distinctly acute at apex, male petals larger and distinctly unequal in size, female petals smaller and seeds yellow in colour. All the new species are described and ill

Eriocaulon bastarense; Eriocaulon chandrae; Eriocaulon mirzapurense; New species; India; Eriocaulaceae.

Eriocaulon bastarense K.K. Khanna, Eriocaulon chandrae K.K. Khanna and Eriocaulon mirzapurense K.K. Khanna & Anand Kumar are described as new species from India. Eriocaulon bastarense K.K. Khanna is allied to Eriocaulon martianum Wall. ex Körn. but differs in the characters of colouration of leaf and sheath, male sepals (spathe) sparsely hoary with acute or acuminate lobes, female sepals hoary and cells of seed coat with appendages of 2-4 rectangular bands. Eriocaulon chandrae K.K. Khanna is allied to Eriocaulon edwardii Fyson but differs in having peduncles pilose towards base, involucral bracts long acuminate or cuspidate, floral bracts cuspidate and petals absent in female flowers while Eriocaulon mirzapurense K.K. Khanna & Anand Kumar is allied to Eriocaulon quinquangulare L. but differs in having involucral bracts distinctly acute at apex, male petals larger and distinctly unequal in size, female petals smaller and seeds yellow in colour. All the new species are described and ill

Khanna, K.K. and Kumar, A. (2019). Three New species of Eriocaulon L. (Eriocaulaceae) from India. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 11(2): 21-26.