An extended distribution of Ceropegia odorata Nimmo ex J. Graham (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae) to the state of Madhya Pradesh, India

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Shaikh Mujaffar
Sharad S. Kambale
Shrirang R. Yadav

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Ceropegia odorata, a Critically Endangered  species of India is recorded in the state of Madhya Pradesh. Nomenclatural anomaly has been resolved.

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