Cuphea carthagenensis (Jacq.) J.F.Macbr. (Lythraceae) — a new non-native plant record for the Eastern Ghats of India

Authors

  • Prabhat Kumar Das Centre for Biotechnology, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Kalinga Nagar, Ghatikia, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751003, India.
  • Bishal Kumar Majhi G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment, Northeast Regional Centre, Chandranagar, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh 791113, India.
  • Shashi Sourav Hansda Department of Botany, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751004, India.
  • Samarendra Narayan Mallick Department of Botany, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha 753003, India.
  • Purnendu Panda Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Bharatpur, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751029, India.
  • Pratap Chandra Panda Centre for Biotechnology, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Kalinga Nagar, Ghatikia, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751003, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.9271.17.2.26566-26570

Keywords:

Cuphea carthagenensis, Eastern Ghats, Koraput District, southern Odisha

Abstract

The wild occurrence of Cuphea carthagenensis (Jacq.) J.F.Macbr. (Lythraceae), a native of South America and so far known from the northeastern region of India is reported from the higher hills of Koraput District of Odisha. The collection of the species in southern Odisha is interesting in view of its wild occurrence, invasiveness, and the range expansion to the Eastern Ghats of India. The nomenclature, description, notes on distribution, and citations of specimens studied are provided along with colour photographs for easy identification.

Author Biographies

Prabhat Kumar Das, Centre for Biotechnology, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Kalinga Nagar, Ghatikia, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751003, India.

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Bishal Kumar Majhi, G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment, Northeast Regional Centre, Chandranagar, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh 791113, India.

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Shashi Sourav Hansda, Department of Botany, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751004, India.

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Samarendra Narayan Mallick, Department of Botany, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha 753003, India.

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Purnendu Panda, Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Bharatpur, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751029, India.

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Pratap Chandra Panda, Centre for Biotechnology, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Kalinga Nagar, Ghatikia, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751003, India.

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26-02-2025

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Vol. 17 No. 2 (2025)

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