Passiflora vesicaria> var. <vesicaria (Passifloraceae) - a new record for the flora of West Bengal, India

Authors

  • S. Chowdhury Gustia Main Road, Badu, Barasat, Kolkata, West Bengal 700128, India. https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0421-0028
  • P. Barua Post Graduate Department of Botany, Bhattadev University, Bajali, Assam 781325, India. https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2606-0807
  • T.K. Paul 3/1, P.K. Roychowdhury Ist Bye Lane, P.O. B. Garden, Howrah, West Bengal 711103, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.9965.17.12.24144-28147

Keywords:

24-Parganas District, flora of West Bengal, floristic survey, new record, Passifloraceae

Abstract

Passiflora vesicaria L. var. vesicaria, a native of South America is reported here for the first time in West Bengal State, India. Detailed description and distribution are provided along with colour photographs.

Author Biographies

S. Chowdhury, Gustia Main Road, Badu, Barasat, Kolkata, West Bengal 700128, India.

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P. Barua, Post Graduate Department of Botany, Bhattadev University, Bajali, Assam 781325, India.

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T.K. Paul, 3/1, P.K. Roychowdhury Ist Bye Lane, P.O. B. Garden, Howrah, West Bengal 711103, India.

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26-12-2025

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Vol. 17 No. 12 (2025)

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