A report on the extended distribution of Polycarpaea aurea (Caryophyllaceae), an endemic herbaceous species, to Chota Nagpur Plateau, Jharkhand, India

Authors

  • Vijay Kumar Mastakar Botanical Survey of India, C.G.O. Complex, 3rd MSO Building, Block F, DF Block, Sector 1, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, West Bengal 700064, India
  • P. Lakshminarasimhan Central National Herbarium, Botanical Survey of India, P.O. Botanical Garden, Howrah, West Bengal 711103, India
  • Madhuri Modak Govt. Motilal Vigyan Mahavidyala, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 462002, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o4268.7950-2

Keywords:

Chota Nagpur Plateau, endemic, Jharkhand, new Record, Polycarpaea.

Abstract

The extended distribution of Polycarpaeaaurea (Wight) Dunn to the Chota Nagpur Plateau is discussed with a detailed description, illustration and images. The present collection from the Palkot Wildlife Sanctuary also forms a newrecordto the flora of Jharkhand. This species is endemic to peninsular, Central and Eastern India.

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Published

26-10-2015

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Vol. 7 No. 12 (2015)

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