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Volume 64, Issue 2, December 2022

Articles

Chilocarpus malabaricus Bedd. (Apocynaceae): A poorly known rare and endemic liana from the Western Ghats, Southern India

https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo/v64/2022/172426

Published 2022-12-31

  • K. Sreeja
    • ,
  • M. Boopathiayyanar
    • ,
  • K. A. Sujana

K. Sreeja
Botanical Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre, TNAU Campus, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu -641003

M. Boopathiayyanar
Botanical Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre, TNAU Campus, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu -641003

K. A. Sujana
Botanical Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre, TNAU Campus, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu -641003

Abstract

The paper discuss about Chilocarpus malabaricus Bedd., a poorly known rare and endemic liana from the Western Ghats, Southern India by amplifying description and providing detailed illustrations. Micromorphological features of pollen grains and seed surface, distribution map, and conservation strategies of C. malabaricus are also provided.

Keywords

Chilocarpus malabaricus, distribution map, pollen, seed, SEM

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