Abstract
Ipomoea laxiflora H. J. Chowdhery & Debta (Convolvulaceae) is reported as an addition to the flora of Dhule, Jalgaon and Nandurbar Districts and as a new distributional record for North Maharashtra. Morphologically, present species similar to I. triloba L., and is separated by absence of hairs on ovary and capsules. So far, the present species is reported from northern part of India, Gadchiroli (Vidarbha) and Ichalkaranji (Kolhapur District). A brief description, distribution, conservation status is given to facilitate easy identification of I. laxiflora in the field.
Highlights
TAXONOMYIpomoeas are popularly known as morning glory and many of them are under cultivation as an ornamental plant for their showy and beautiful flowers
As a part of ongoing studies on the stem anatomy of Convolvulaceae, field trip was arranged to Khandesh region of North Maharashtra
Authors collected a specimen that are morphologically similar to I. triloba from several locations
Summary
Kailas K. Kapadane, Ravindra A. Shelke and Kishore S. Rajput and Vinay M. Raole (2022). Ipomoea laxiflora H. J. Chowdhery & Debta (Convolvulaceae): A new distribution Record for North Maharashtra. Pla. Sci. 2022; Vol 05 Iss. 01:1-3. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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