Open AccessNotes on the genus <i>Tylophora</i> R. Br. (Asclepiadaceae) of India
Author(s) -
L. Rasingam,
Jetti Swamy,
S. Nagaraju
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
bangladesh journal of plant taxonomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2224-7297
pISSN - 1028-2092
DOI - 10.3329/bjpt.v25i1.37180
Subject(s) - subspecies , taxon , genus , botany , biology , traditional medicine , zoology , medicine
A new subspecies, Tylophora perakensis King & Gamble subsp. andamanica isdescribed and illustrated from Little Andaman Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. A new combination, Tylophora hookeriana is proposed and the distributional status of T. indica Merr. var. intermedia M.A. Rahman & Wilcock is also discussed based on the fresh collections from Andaman Islands. Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 25(1): 51-56, 2018 (June)