A New Species of Ceropegia L. (Asclepiadaceae) from Konkan, Maharashtra, India

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Published: 30.06.2006
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2006.16.01.04
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Ceropegia mohanramii, New species, Asclepiadaceae, Konkan, The Western Ghats

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S. R. Yadav
Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi 110 007, Delhi.India.
M. N. Gavade
Department of Botany, Shivaji University, Kolhapur 416 004, Maharashtra, India.
M. M. Sardesai
Department of Botany, Shivaji University, Kolhapur 416 004, Maharashtra, India.

Abstract

Ceropegia mohanramii, a new species, is described from Konkan area of Maharashtra. It is closely allied to C. attenuata Hook. but can be distinguished from the latter by its shorter corolla lobes and the ampulliform heads formed by the corolla lobes. It is illustrated. The species is represented by about 100 individuals in about one sq. km. area and not found elsewhere. 

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Vol. 16 No. 1 (2006): Rheedea

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New Taxa
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Yadav, S. R., Gavade, M. N., & Sardesai, M. M. (2006). A New Species of Ceropegia L. (Asclepiadaceae) from Konkan, Maharashtra, India. Rheedea, 16(1), 33-36. https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2006.16.01.04

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