During the field survey in Paithan Tehshil of Aurangabad District some Specimens were collected and identified Costus pictus D.Don ex Lindl which was not recorded for Flora of Maharashtra so far. This paper records them with updated nomenclature, descriptions and note on phenology and Images for its easy identity

A, Kare M

Bhuktar, A S

Mule, D A

Paithane, V A

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International Multidisciplinary Research Journal 2012, 2(12):21 ISSN: 2231-6302 Available Online: http://irjs.info/    Costus pictus D.Don.ex Lindl. new records to flora of Maharashtra, India.  1Kare M. A, 2D. A. Mule, 2V. A. Paithane and 2A. S. Bhuktar   1Department of Botany, Pratishthan College, Paithan, Dist.-Aurangabad, (M.S.) India.  2Department of Botany, Vivekanand College, Aurangabad (M.S.) India.  Abstract  During the field survey in Paithan Tehshil of Aurangabad District some Specimens were collected and identified Costus pictus D.Don ex Lindl which was not recorded for Flora of Maharashtra so far. This paper records them with updated nomenclature, descriptions and note on phenology and Images for its easy identity.  Keywords: Costus pictus, Maharashtra, New recordsINTRODUCTION       T. Cooke (1958) in his monumental work has reported occurrence of 1 species of Costus Afterwards Lakshminarsimhan (1996, 2000) recorded Costus speciosus and Costus speciosus (Koen.)J.E. Sm.var. dilnavazii M.R.&R.R. Almeida as in account on flowering plants of Maharashtra. Later on Sabu (2006) I revisionary study of South Indian Costaceae accounts 3 species of Costus L. the genus Costus L. accounts 1 species and one variety for Maharashtra.      During our field survey, some specimens of genus Costus L. were collected from Paithan tehshil of Aurangabad District, Maharashtra state. Specimens were brought to laboratory and processed for herbarium specimens with standard procedures. specimens were satisfactorily identified by using pertinent literature (Lakshminarsimhan,1996,2001; Sabu,2006) and After critical investigations, authors found that taxa belongs to Costus pictus D.Don ex Lindl was unrecorded to the flora of Maharashtra  Therefore, in the present paper, correct and updated citation, a short  description and note on its phenology is depicted for taxon followed by a note on ecology and taxonomic identity. The voucher specimens are deposited  in 1Pratishthan Mahavidhyalaya, Paithan, Aurangabad(M.S.) India.  ENNUMERATION Costus pictus D.Don ex Lindl. Edwards's Bot. Meg. 19: t. 1594; Horan. Monogr. 37.1862; K.Schum. in Engler, pflanzer. 4(46):396.1904. Costus mexicanus Liebm.,Bot. Tidsskr 18:261. T.16. 1862; K.Schum. in Engler, pflanzer. 4(46):397. 1904 Lectotype : D. Don, Bot. Reg. 19: t. 1594 (1833);  LT designated by Maas, Fl. Neotrop. 8: 74 (1972)      Perrenial rhizomatous herb, Leaves shoot 1-1.5 m high, petiolate, 20-21x 7 cm , subsessile, oblong Lanceolate glabrous. Inflorescence terminal, spike compact. bract numerous ovate-apiculate, glabrous, labellum creamy yellow,Lateral lobes with reddish brown stripes, lateral staminodes, obsolete, filaments 2x1 cm, yellow, ovary 0.6x0.3, trigonus, pubescent or villous.  Native of South and Central America.  Fls and Frts: Aug–Feb.  Locality: Botanical Garden, Pratishthan College, Paithan, Aurangabad.   Note: The Plant is used as remedy for diabetes    ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS       We are deeply indebted to our Principal, Pratishthan Mahavidhyalaya, Paithan, Dist.-Aurangabad, for providing the laboratory facilities, for constant support and encouragements.   REFERENCES  [1] Cooke, T. 1958. Flora of the Presidency of Bombay Presidency – Vol. 1. Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata, pp. 242-243,  [2] Lakshminarasimhan, P. in Sharma B.D. and Singh N.P. 1996. Flora of Maharashtra State, Monocotyledons – Series 2. Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata, pp. 70. [3] Lakshminarsimhan P. in Singh N.P & S. Karthikeyan. 2001. Flora of Maharashtra State, Dicotyledon Vol. 2. Series 2. Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata, pp. 1002 [4] Sabu M. 2006. Zinziberaceae and Costaceae of South India, Printers offset, feroke, kerala.pp.251-263.    Received: Nov 20, 2012; Revised: Dec 03, 2012; Accepted: Dec 26, 2012.  *Corresponding Author Mangesh R. Jadhav  Department of Zoology, JeevanVikasMahavidyalaya, Shivoor, Tq.VaijapurDist Aurangabad-431116 (M.S.), India  Email: drmakare@gmail.com    

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