Critical studies on systematics of Murdannia lanuginosa (Wall. EX C. B. Cl) Brueck. (Commelinaceae)

_Murdannia lanuginosa_ (C. B. Cl.) Brucek. (Commelinaceae), an endemic plant to Western Ghats of Peninsular India. It is categorized as regionally endangered taxon owing to its restricted habitat and low population status in ateritic plateaus of Maharashtra and Karnataka. It is observed in higher abundance in lateritic plateaus and hilly slopes at an altitude range of 900 to 1600 m. _M. lanuginosa_ found on open grassy plateaus along with herbs like _M. simplex_, _M. versicolor_, _Ischaemum impressum_, _Glyphochloa forficulata_, _Paspalum canarae_, _Smithia bigemina_, _S. purpurea_, _Rotala densiflora_, _Pogostemon deccanensis_, etc. Extent of occurrence of _M. lanuginosa_ estimated to be 4,000 sq. km and found only at few locations. This paper presents morphological, anatomical, palynological as well as cytological studies on _Murdannia lanuginosa_ (Wall.ex C. B. Cl.). 
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Vicoa Cassini 1829

Key to the genus Vicoa in India 1. Leaves auriculate, leathery; pappus absent in the disc-florets......................................................................................... Vicoa indica - Proximal leaves attenuate and petiolate, distal leaves often auriculate; pappus present in the disc-florets.......................................2 2. Capitula cupuliform to tubular, 4–5 × 4 mm with 6–12(–14) pappus of bristles; rays inconspicuous (1–2 mm)................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Vicoa sahyadrica - Capitula flat, 4–6 × 8–10 mm with 1–4(–5) pappus of bristles; rays distinct (8–10 mm).............................................. Vicoa cernuaPublished as part of Nandikar, Mayur D. & Sardesai, Milind M., 2021, Vicoa sahyadrica (Asteraceae), a new species from Western India with a note on Dalzell's Vicoa cernua and Heracleum grandiflorum, pp. 275-286 in Phytotaxa 514 (3) on page 280, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.514.3.7, http://zenodo.org/record/536784

Restoring India's Terrestrial Ecosystems: Needs, Challenges, and Policy Recommendations

<p>This document is a product of the preparatory phase project of the National Mission on Biodiversity and Human Well-Being which was catalysed and supported by the Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India. It is the outcome of a series of stakeholder consultation meetings on ecological restoration of terrestrial landscapes and climate change in India. The insights from these meetings have been used to develop this document which highlights the challenges and best-practices in the restoration of terrestrial ecosystems, can serve as a guide for successful restoration of landscapes across different biomes of the Indian subcontinent, and help achieve India’s commitments to the Bonn Challenge and the goals set by India for biodiversity conservation, land restoration, climate mitigation and adaptation.</p&gt