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Does Premna Procumbens' Moon (Verbenaceae) Occur in Southern India?


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1 Botanical Survey of India, Coimbatore, India
 

The reported occurrence of Premna procumbens Moon in Southern India is based on the mistaken identity of P. wightiana Schauer. P. procumbens Moon is found to be endemic to Sri Lanka (Ceylon). P. wightiana is endemic to the. Southern Western Ghats and seems to be rare needing further surveys to establish the exact status of this species.
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P. Daniel
Botanical Survey of India, Coimbatore, India
A. Rajendran
Botanical Survey of India, Coimbatore, India

Abstract


The reported occurrence of Premna procumbens Moon in Southern India is based on the mistaken identity of P. wightiana Schauer. P. procumbens Moon is found to be endemic to Sri Lanka (Ceylon). P. wightiana is endemic to the. Southern Western Ghats and seems to be rare needing further surveys to establish the exact status of this species.