Volume 24, Issue 73, January - June, 2023

New record of Brachystelma rapinatianum Britto & Bruyns (Apocynaceae: Ceropegieae) from Eastern Ghats, India

Rajesekar C¹, Jayaganesh M¹, Kavitha J¹, Rajendran R¹, Kottaimuthu R^1,2♦

¹Department of Botany, Alagappa University, Karaikudi-630003, Tamil Nadu, India
²Presently at: Botanical Survey of India, Eastern Regional Centre, Shillong-793 003, Meghalaya, India

^♦Corresponding author
Department of Botany, Alagappa University, Karaikudi-630003, Tamil Nadu, India and Presently at: Botanical Survey of India, Eastern Regional Centre, Shillong-793 003, Meghalaya, India

ABSTRACT

In this communication Brachystelma rapinatianum Britto & Bruyns, one of the poorly known endemic geophytes is reported for the first time for the flora of Eastern Ghats from Narthamalai. Brief description, photo-plate and other relevant details are furnished.

Keywords: Brachystelma rapinatianum; Eastern Ghats; endemic geophytes

Species, 2023, 24(73), e38s1530

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v24i73/e38s1530

Published: 27 April 2023