Notes on the distribution of some angiosperms from Maharashtra, India

Authors

  • Namrata S. Gaikwad Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune, Maharashtra 411004, India
  • Mandar N. Datar Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune, Maharashtra 411004, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3923.6940-2

Keywords:

Ampelocissus araneosa, Maharashtra, Strychnos dalzellii, Trichosanthes nervifolia.

Abstract

An occurrence of three species, that are reported in Maharashtra flora based on Cooke’s report in ‘The Flora of the presidency of Bombay’, has been confirmed based on herbarium specimens deposited in the herbarium of Agharkar Research Institute, Pune in recent years.

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Published

26-02-2015

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 2 (2015)

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