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Volume 63, Issue 2, December 2021

Articles

Commelina erecta (Commelinaceae), New Distributional Record for Indian Subcontinent

https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo/v63/2021/165878

Published 2021-12-31

  • Mahendra Nath Mitta
    • ,
  • Mayur D. Nandikar

Mahendra Nath Mitta
Department of Botany, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh - 517502

Mayur D. Nandikar
Naoroji Godrej Centre for Plant Research, 431-Lawkim Campus, Shirwal, Satara, Maharashtra - 412801

Abstract

The Linnaean Commelina erecta (Commelinaceae) is recorded for the first time from Indian subcontinent. A comparative account of congeneric taxa is provided here in addition to the detailed morphological description and photographs for ease in identification.

Keywords

Commelina, African Taxa, New Record, India.

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