Nelumbo - The Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India

K. Subramanyam ¹, N. P. Balakrishnan ¹, T. L. Saroja ¹

Affiliations
1 Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta, IN

Abstract

The Cumbum Valley and Pachakumatchi Hills are situated to the south-west of Madurai Town and lie between 77°12' and 77°30' E and 9°30' and 9°50' N. Three seasonal explorations were conducted in the months of June 1959, October 1959 and April 1960. The Pteridophyte vegetation is rich in the Pachakumatchi Hills where the humidity is high and the altitude reaches 1600 m. A total number of 50 species representing 14 families and 35 genera were collected and enumerated. The classification of Copeland is followed. Out of the plants listed, Pteridaceae is well represented, and next in order being Aspidiaceae and Polypodiaceae (sensu stricto).

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T. L. Saroja ¹

Affiliations
1 Botanical Survey of India, Southern Circle, Coimbatore, IN

Abstract

Some observations on a garden form of Clitoria ternatea Linn. with actinomorphic flowers are recorded in the paper. The haploid chromosome number in the mutant is 8, as in the 'normal' form with papilionaceous flowers. Significant ditferences were, however, noticed in some characteristics of the pollen of the two forms. The action of the mutant gene is considered to be pleiotropic.

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