Abstract

An extensive botanical survey conducted in Paderu, Narsipatnam and Chintapalli forest areas in Visakhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh, resulted in a record of 18 interesting angiosperm species including two distributional records for south India (Cynanchum corymbosum and Raphistemma pulchellum); two (Cassine paniculata and Cleidion javanicum) for Andhra Pradesh as well as Eastern Ghats; seven additions to Visakhapatnam district and seven others are endemic and rare species. All species are presented here with brief botanical descriptions and notes.

Highlights

  • ǁĞůůĂƐƚŽƚŚĞĂƐƚĞƌŶ'ŚĂƚƐƐĞǀĞŶƚĂdžĂĨŽƌŵĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ sŝƐĂŬŚĂƉĂƚŶĂŵ ŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ ƐĞǀĞŶ ĂƌĞ ĞŶĚĞŵŝĐ dŚĞ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ĞdžŽƟĐ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ŶĂŵĞůLJ Clerodendrum aculeatum ;>͘Ϳ ^ĐŚůƚƌ ;sĞƌďĞŶĂĐĞĂĞͿ Stachytarpheta cayennensis ;ZŝĐŚͿ sĂŚů ;sĞƌďĞŶĂĐĞĂĞͿ Ipomoea bona-nox >͘;ŽŶǀŽůǀƵůĂĐĞĂĞͿNicandra physalodes;>͘Ϳ 'ĂĞƌƚŶ ;^ŽůĂŶĂĐĞĂĞͿ ĂŶĚ DŽŵŽƌĚŝĐĂ ĐŚĂƌĂŶƟĂ >͘ ǀĂƌ

  • Fruiting peduncles ca. 10 cm long, terminal part modified into tendril

  • Notes: The distribution of this species in India is restricted to northeastern states (Sikkim, Meghalaya and Assam) to Bihar, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh

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Introduction

ǁĞůůĂƐƚŽƚŚĞĂƐƚĞƌŶ'ŚĂƚƐƐĞǀĞŶƚĂdžĂĨŽƌŵĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ sŝƐĂŬŚĂƉĂƚŶĂŵ ŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ ƐĞǀĞŶ ĂƌĞ ĞŶĚĞŵŝĐ dŚĞ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ĞdžŽƟĐ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ŶĂŵĞůLJ Clerodendrum aculeatum ;>͘Ϳ ^ĐŚůƚƌ ;sĞƌďĞŶĂĐĞĂĞͿ Stachytarpheta cayennensis ;ZŝĐŚͿ sĂŚů ;sĞƌďĞŶĂĐĞĂĞͿ Ipomoea bona-nox >͘;ŽŶǀŽůǀƵůĂĐĞĂĞͿNicandra physalodes;>͘Ϳ 'ĂĞƌƚŶ ;^ŽůĂŶĂĐĞĂĞͿ ĂŶĚ DŽŵŽƌĚŝĐĂ ĐŚĂƌĂŶƟĂ >͘ ǀĂƌ. ĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŵĞŶƚƐ dŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌƐ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĂŶŬĨƵů ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ &Z>,d ĂŶĚ ^Śƌŝ < sĞĚ /&^ ;ZĞƚĚͿ ĚǀŝƐŽƌ &Z>,d ĂŶŐĂůŽƌĞ ĨŽƌ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĂŶĚĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŚĞWƌŝŶĐŝƉĂůŚŝĞĨŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƚŽƌŽĨ&ŽƌĞƐƚƐ&ŽƌĞƐƚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ,LJĚĞƌĂďĂĚŶĚŚƌĂWƌĂĚĞƐŚĨŽƌŐƌĂŶƟŶŐƉĞƌŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ůŽŐŝƐƟĐƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞĮĞůĚƐƵƌǀĞLJƚŚĞDŝŶŝƐƚƌLJŽĨŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚ&ŽƌĞƐƚƐEĞǁĞůŚŝĨŽƌĮŶĂŶĐŝĂůƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƵŶĚĞƌĞŶƚƌĞŽĨdžĐĞůůĞŶĐĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚƚŚĞ&ŽƌĞƐƚ ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŽĸĐŝĂůƐĂƚsŝƐĂŬŚĂƉĂƚŶĂŵWĂĚĞƌƵĂŶĚEĂƌĂƐŝƉĂƚŶĂŵƌĂŶŐĞƐĨŽƌŚĞůƉĚƵƌŝŶŐĮĞůĚǀŝƐŝƚƐςϭϬΘ Notes: The distribution of this species in India is restricted to northeastern states (Sikkim, Meghalaya and Assam) to Bihar, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh.

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