Rediscovery of Crotalaria digitata (Fabaceae) from Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, India

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Published: 31.12.2012
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2012.22.02.09
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Crotalaria, Endemic, India, Rediscovery, Western Ghats

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R. Kottai Muthu
Dept. of Biology, Gandhi Gram Rural Institute – Deemed University, Gandhigram – 624 302, Tamil Nadu, India.
R. Ganesan
Suri Shegal Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Royal Enclave, Sriramapura, Jakkur, Bengaluru – 560 064, Karnataka, India

Abstract

Crotalaria digitata Hook., an endemic and rare species has been collected after 178 years from its type locality. A detailed description, illustration and information on its habitat and threats are provided based on field survey. Confusion on its distribution due to misidentification of few collections from Coorg district in Karnataka also resolved.

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Vol. 22 No. 2 (2012): Rheedea

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Kottai Muthu, R., & Ganesan, R. (2012). Rediscovery of Crotalaria digitata (Fabaceae) from Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, India. Rheedea, 22(2), 103-106. https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2012.22.02.09
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