Occurrence of Twin Seedlings in <I>Cynometra travancorica</I> Bedd.-An Endangered Tree Species of Western Ghats, India

A. N. Sringeswara; Sahana Vishwanath; M. D. Rajanna

doi:10.36808/if/2015/v141i12/85617

Occurrence of Twin Seedlings in Cynometra travancorica Bedd.-An Endangered Tree Species of Western Ghats, India

Authors

A. N. Sringeswara Botanical Garden, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK Campus, Bengaluru-560 065
Sahana Vishwanath Botanical Garden, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK Campus, Bengaluru-560 065
M. D. Rajanna Botanical Garden, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK Campus, Bengaluru-560 065

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2015/v141i12/85617

Abstract

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