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Volume 65, Issue 1, July 2023

Articles

Acer oblongum (Sapindaceae): A New Plant Record for Eastern Ghats of India

https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo/v65/2023/172705

Published 2023-07-27

  • Prabhat Kumar Das
    • ,
  • Omprakash Mohanta
    • ,
  • Pratap Chandra Panda

Prabhat Kumar Das
Centre for Biotechnology, Siksha ’O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar-751 003, Odisha

Omprakash Mohanta
Centre for Biotechnology, Siksha ’O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar-751 003, Odisha

Pratap Chandra Panda
Centre for Biotechnology, Siksha ’O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar-751 003, Odisha

Abstract

Acer oblongum Wall. ex DC. (Sapindaceae), earlier known from foothills of Himalayas and North-Eastern states, is now collected from Mahendragiri hills of Odisha, which turned out to be a new plant record for the Eastern Ghats of India. Detailed description, notes on ecology, distribution and phytogeography of the species have been provided along with colour photographs for easy identification.

Keywords

Eastern Ghats, Himalayan Acer, Phytogeography, Range Extension

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