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Volume 65, Issue 1, July 2023

Articles

Night-flowering Ipomoea diversifolia R. Br. (Convolvulaceae), an addition to the flora of Telangana State, India

https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo/v65/2023/172943

Published 2023-07-27

  • B. Sadasivaiah
    • ,
  • A. Ramakrishna
    • ,
  • L. Paramesh
    • ,
  • Ravi Kiran Arigela

B. Sadasivaiah
Biodiversity Research & Education Centre, Department of Botany, Dr. BRR Government Degree College, Jadcherla - 509 301, Telangana

A. Ramakrishna
Biodiversity Research & Education Centre, Department of Botany, Dr. BRR Government Degree College, Jadcherla - 509 301, Telangana

L. Paramesh
Palynology and Plant Systematics Laboratory, Department of Botany, Osmania University, Hyderabad - 500 007, Telangana

Ravi Kiran Arigela
Botanical Survey of India, Arid Zone Regional Centre, Jodhpur - 342 014, Rajasthan

Abstract

Ipomoea diversifolia R. Br., collected from Loddi Mallaiah Sacred Grove of Amrabad Tiger Reserve, is reported here as an addition to the flora of Telangana state. Detailed description, ecology and colour photos are provided here to facilitate the easy identification of this species.

Keywords

Moth–pollinated flower, New Record, Sacred Grove, Tiger Reserve

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