Composite aster Inula L. (Asteraceae): a new generic record for Nicobar Islands, India

Authors

  • Rathinam Sathiyaseelan Department of Botany, St. Joseph’s College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 620002, India http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8763-8706
  • Johny Kumar Tagore Department of Botany, St. Joseph’s College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 620002, India http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6036-3167
  • Sebastian Soosairaj Department of Botany, St. Joseph’s College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 620002, India http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7429-6110

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.2393.8.13.9584-9585

Keywords:

Asteraceae, Inula, new distributional record.

Abstract

This paper presents a new generic record for the flora of Nicobar Islands, Inula L. (Asteraceae) represented by the species Inula cappa (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) DC., collected from Chowra Island, Great Nicobar Islands. 

 

Author Biographies

Rathinam Sathiyaseelan, Department of Botany, St. Joseph’s College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 620002, India

Research Scholar, Department of Botany

Johny Kumar Tagore, Department of Botany, St. Joseph’s College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 620002, India

Research Scholar, Department of Botany

Sebastian Soosairaj, Department of Botany, St. Joseph’s College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 620002, India

Assistant Professor, Department of Botany

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Published

26-11-2016

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 13 (2016)

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