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Authors
Affiliations
1 Botanical Survey of India, Deccan Regional Centre, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500 095, IN
2 Government Junior College, Kaviti, Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh – 532322, IN
3 Government Degree College, Chintapalli, Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh – 530040, IN
Source
Nelumbo - The Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India, Vol 62, No 1 (2020), Pagination: 54-56
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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