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Volume 65, Issue 1, July 2023

Articles

Range extension of Salvia misella (Lamiaceae): A taxon naturalized in West Bengal

https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo/v65/2023/172688

Published 2023-07-27

  • Shuvadeep Majumdar
    • ,
  • Anant Kumar
    • ,
  • Ritu Rai

Shuvadeep Majumdar
2Department of Botany, Scottish Church College, 1 & 3 Urquhart Square, Kolkata –700 006, West Bengal

Anant Kumar
Department of Botany and Microbiology, Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Chauras Campus, Tehri Garhwal-249 161, Uttarakhand.

Ritu Rai
Department of Botany, Parimal Mitra Smriti Mahavidyalaya, Mal, Jalpaiguri –735 221, West Bengal

Abstract

The present paper elucidates the first report on occurrence and naturalization of Salvia misella Kunth (Lamiaceae) in Eastern India. A brief description, photographs along with ecological notes are provided here for easy identification.

Keywords

Eastern India, Lamiaceae, Salvia misella, West Bengal

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