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Volume 64, Issue 2, December 2022

Articles

Richardia Scabra L. (Rubiaceae): A New Angiospermic Record For The Flora Of Western Himalaya, India

https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo/v64/2022/168349

Published 2022-12-31

  • Mushtaq Ahmed
    • ,
  • Manjul Dhiman
    • ,
  • Ajendra Singh Bagri

Mushtaq Ahmed
Department of Botany, KLDAV, PG, College, Roorkee, 247667, Uttarakhand

Manjul Dhiman
Department of Botany, KLDAV, PG, College, Roorkee, 247667, Uttarakhand

Ajendra Singh Bagri
Department of Botany Pt LMS, Govt. PG College Reshikesh, Uttarakhand

Abstract

In present study Richardia scabra L. was found as a new distribution record to the state Jammu and Kashmir, Western Himalaya, India. R. scabra L. is a terrestrial herb commonly known as ‘Rough Mexican clover’, also called ‘Florida pusley’ belongs to the family Rubiaceae.

Keywords

Distribution record, Jammu and Kashmir, Richardia scabra, Rubiaceae

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