Original Research Article I Volume 2 I Issue 1 I 2014
DISTRIBUTION OF IPOMOEA CAPITELLATA CHOISY VAR. MULTILOBATA BHELLUM (CONVOLVULACEAE) IN SOUTHERN WESTERN GHATS, INDIA
Sarvalingam, A; Rajendran, A; Jayanthi, P; Gurusamy K
Biolife; 2014, 2(1), pp 516-518
DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7198370
Abstract:
Occurrence of Ipomoea capitellata Choisy var. multilobata Bhellum (Convolvulaceae) A new record for Southern Western Ghats, India. A brief description, photograph and relevant notes are provided. During assessment of the diversity of the climbers in the Southern Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu, a specimens belonging to the genus Ipomoea were collected. On critical examination of the specimens, it was identified Ipomoea capitellata Choisy var. multilobata Bhellum a varity so far reported only from Jammu and Kashmir State (Bhellum, 2012) in India. Hence, the presence reported forms a new distributional record for Southern Western Ghats in India.
Keywords:
Ipomoea capitellata var. multilobata, New Distributional Record, Southern Western Ghats.
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Article Dates:
Received: 17 January 2014; Accepted: 28 February 2014; Published: 11 March 2014
How To Cite:
Sarvalingam, A, Rajendran, A, Jayanthi, P, & Gurusamy K. (2022). Department Of Botany, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore- 641046.Tamil Nadu, India. Biolife, 2(1), 516–518. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7198370
