Taxonomic notes on Indian Terminalia (Combretaceae)

The species Terminalia kanchii Dhabe, T. manii King, T. maoi Dhabe and T. shankarraoi Dhabe were identified to be conspecific with T. citrina (Gaertn.) Roxb. and therefore reduced to synonyms of the latter. Terminalia procera Roxb., treated recently as a synonym of T. catappa L. is reinstated here as a distinct species, and for the name, a lectotype and an epitype have been designated and T. copelandii Elmer is considered as its synonym. Terminalia tomentosa (Roxb. ex DC.) Wight & Arn., which has recently been recognized as a distinct species, is treated as a synonym of T. elliptica Willd. Terminaila sharmae M.Gangop. & Chakrab. is merged with Elaeocarpus rugosus Roxb. ex G. Don of the Elaeocarpaceae, and a lectotype has been designated for the latter name. Terminalia vermae M.Gangop. & Chakrab. is maintained as a distinct species

Five new additions to the flora of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India.

Fioria vitifolia (L.) Mattei (Malvaceae), Combretum acuminatum Roxb. (Combretaceae), Marsdenia tinctoria R. Br. (Apocynaceae) Phoebe lanceolata (Nees) Nees (Lauraceae) and Schoenoplectus mucronatus (L.) Palla (Cyperaceae) collected from Little Andaman Island are reported to be new additions to the flora of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.   </div

Aizoaceae (Magnoliopsida: Caryophyllales) - a new family record to the flora of Andaman Islands, India

Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L. collected from Little Andaman Island is reported as a new addition to the flora of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It also forms a new record of the family Aizoaceae

Indigenous brooms used by the aboriginal inhabitants of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Western Ghats, India

312-316The Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR) part of the Western Ghats was surveyed to list out the natural brooms made with plant species used by the indigenous communities. A total of 18 plant species were recorded as a source of brooms in the NBR from seven communities. Of which the family Arecaceae was dominant with 3 species. The most common wild plants that are used for broom making in NBR include: Phoenix loureiroi Kunth var. humilis S.C. Barrow, Sida acuta Burm.f., Parthenium hysterophorus L. and Dodonoea angustifolia L.f. Four species, viz. Cupressus lusitanica Mill., Brassica juncea (L.) Czernj., <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Cocos nucifera L. and Areca catechu L. are cultivated along the roadsides, farm fields and village surroundings. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">P. loureiroi var. humilis is commercially exploited in the entire biosphere reserve for broom making. The use of P. hysterophorus, noxious weed, as a broom, is interesting to note in the day to day life of indigenous communities

Rediscovery of <i>Ginalloa andamanica</i> Kurz (Angiosperms: Viscaceae) - an endemic and threatened species from Little Andaman Island, India

Ginalloa andamanica Kurz (Viscaceae), endemic to Andaman Islands is recollected from Little Andaman Island for the first time after a gap of 136 years. A detailed description, line drawing and a distribution map are provided

Three new Additions To the Non indigenous Flora of Andaman Islands, India

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Knema andamanica (Warb.) W. J. de Wilde subsp. peninsularis W. J. de Wilde (Myristicaceae) and Ficus annulata Blume (Moraceae) – New Additions to the Flora of India

Knema andamanica (Warb.) W. J. de Wilde subsp. peninsularis W. J. de Wilde and Ficus annulata Blume are reported here as new additions to the flora of India from Little Andaman Island. Detailed information on taxonomy, description, ecology, distribution, specimens, and illustrations are provided

Does Achyranthes Bidendata Blume (Amaranthaceae) Occur in Andaman & Nicobar Islands?

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Glochidion tirupathiense (Phyllanthaceae) ─ A New Species from Seshachalam Biosphere Reserve of Andhra Pradesh, India

A new species, Glochidion tirupathiense Rasingam, Chorghe, Prasanna & Sankara Rao is described from Tirumala hills of Seshachalam Biosphere Reserve, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is allied to G. ellipticum Wight and differs in ovary, style and fruit characters