Salvia misella Kunth (Lamiaceae) - a new record for Eastern Ghats of India

Authors

  • Prabhat Kumar Das Centre for Biotechnology
  • Pradeep Kumar Kamila Centre for Biotechnology, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Kalinga Nagar, Ghatikia, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751003, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4269-2597
  • Pratap Chandra Panda Centre for Biotechnology, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Kalinga Nagar, Ghatikia, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751003, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4902-7453

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.6485.14.7.21476-21479

Keywords:

Odisha, flora, Koraput district, plant parts

Abstract

Salvia misella Kunth (Lamiaceae) is reported here as an addition to the flora of Eastern Ghats of India from the Koraput district of Odisha. The nomenclature, botanical description, phenology, ecology and distribution of the species have been provided in this paper along with colour photographs of the plant and plant parts for easy identification of the species.

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26-07-2022 — Updated on 26-07-2022

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