Two New Plant Records to Southern India

N. Balachandran; K. Ravikumar; N. Dhatchanamoorthy

doi:10.36808/if/2016/v142i9/102529

Two New Plant Records to Southern India

Authors

N. Balachandran Ecology Department, French Institute of Pondicherry, 11 St Louis Street, Puducherry - 605 001
K. Ravikumar Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT), 74/2, Jarakabande Kaval Yelahanka, Bangalore - 560 064
N. Dhatchanamoorthy Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT), 74/2, Jarakabande Kaval Yelahanka, Bangalore - 560 064

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2016/v142i9/102529

Keywords:

Gouania, Psychotria, KMTR, Western Ghats, New Record, Southern India.

Abstract

During the medicinal plant survey tour to Kalakkadu-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu two species viz. Gouania napalensisÂ Wall. of Rhamnaceae and Psychotria symplocifolia Kurz of Rubiaceae are collected which forms new report to southern India.

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