Open AccessIphigenia magnifica Ansari & R.S. Rao (Colchicaceae) – A new distributional record to the flora of Eastern Ghats, India
Author(s) -
Nagaraju Vallepu,
Mahendra Nath Mitta,
W. Arisdason
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
plant science today
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.204
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2348-1900
DOI - 10.14719/pst.2021.8.3.1221
Subject(s) - herbarium , flora (microbiology) , ecology , geography , habitat , conservation status , biology , botany , archaeology , paleontology , bacteria
Iphigenia magnifica Ansari & R.S. Rao (Liliales: Colchicaceae), an endemic species of Western Ghats is reported in this communication as a new distributional record for Eastern Ghats from Seshachalam hills of Eastern Ghats, Andhra Pradesh. The present communication provides description of this species along with photographs of habitat, live plant and herbarium specimen, comparison with its allied species, ecology and conservation assessment.