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Notes on the Taxonomy and Distribution of the Desert Thorn Apple Datura discolor (Solanaceae) in India


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1 Botanical Survey of India, Deccan Regional Centre, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500 095, India
2 Government Junior College, Kaviti, Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh – 532322, India
3 Government Degree College, Chintapalli, Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh – 530040, India
 

Datura discolor Bernh.(Solanaceae),a species originally described from India and native to south-west of the USA, northern Mexico and Caribbean Islands, which was hitherto recorded only from western peninsula (Karnataka), is reported for the first time from the coastal region of Andhra Pradesh. Detailed description, photo plate and relevant notes are provided.

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Andhra Pradesh, Datura, New Distributional Record, Peninsular India, Solanaceae.
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  • Notes on the Taxonomy and Distribution of the Desert Thorn Apple Datura discolor (Solanaceae) in India

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Authors

J. Swamy
Botanical Survey of India, Deccan Regional Centre, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500 095, India
P. V. Ramana
Government Junior College, Kaviti, Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh – 532322, India
P. Swamynaidu
Government Degree College, Chintapalli, Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh – 530040, India

Abstract


Datura discolor Bernh.(Solanaceae),a species originally described from India and native to south-west of the USA, northern Mexico and Caribbean Islands, which was hitherto recorded only from western peninsula (Karnataka), is reported for the first time from the coastal region of Andhra Pradesh. Detailed description, photo plate and relevant notes are provided.

Keywords


Andhra Pradesh, Datura, New Distributional Record, Peninsular India, Solanaceae.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo%2Fv62%2F2020%2F152603