Tinospora mahajanii (Menispermaceae), a new species from Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh, India

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Published: 31.12.2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2020.30.4.04
Keywords:
Awalya forest, India, Menispermaceae, New species, Tinospora

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S. Mishra
Department of Botany, S.N. Govt. P.G. College, Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh – 450 001, India.
S. M. Khristi
Department of Genetics, Ashok & Rita Patel Institute of Integrated Study & Research in Biotechnology and Allied Sciences, New V.V. Nagar, Anand, Gujarat – 388 121, India.
C. M. Solanki
Ex-Principal, Department of Botany, P.M.B. Gujarati Science College, Indore, Madhya Pradesh – 452 007, India

Abstract

Tinospora mahajanii (Menispermaceae), a new species from the Awalya forest range of Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh, India, is described here along with colour photographs, micrographs of endocarp and comparison with its allied species T. neocaledonica Forman and T. sinensis (Lour.) Merr. The species is unique in having inflorescences with lateral branches, stems with a yellowish watery sap and sub-elliptic drupes. Comparison with its allied species, habitat and distribution are provided to aid identification.

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Vol. 30 No. 4 (2020): Rheedea

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Mishra, S., Khristi, S. M., & Solanki, C. M. (2020). Tinospora mahajanii (Menispermaceae), a new species from Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh, India. Rheedea, 30(4), 450-455. https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2020.30.4.04
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