Notes on Taxonomy and Distribution of <i>Murdannia Striatipetala</i> Faden (Commelinaceae) in Pondicherry, India

Vijayakumar Dhaarani; Manokaran Parthipan; Arumugam Rajendran

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Notes on Taxonomy and Distribution of Murdannia Striatipetala Faden (Commelinaceae) in Pondicherry, India

Vijayakumar Dhaarani, Manokaran Parthipan, Arumugam Rajendran

Published in American Journal of BioScience (Volume 5, Issue 1)

Received: 3 January 2017 Accepted: 1 March 2017 Published: 21 March 2017

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Abstract

Murdannia striatipetala Faden, a native species to Sri lanka hither to recorded only from Tamil Nadu is reported here for the first time from coastal region of Karaikal, Pondicherry, India. The new record of this species is presented here with brief botanical description, illustration and relevant data for easy identification.

Published in	American Journal of BioScience (Volume 5, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajbio.20170501.11
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Keywords

Murdannia, Commelinaceae, Coastal Regions, New Record, Pondicherry

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Vijayakumar Dhaarani

Phytodiversity Research Laboratory, Department of Botany, School of Life Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Manokaran Parthipan

Phytodiversity Research Laboratory, Department of Botany, School of Life Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Arumugam Rajendran

Phytodiversity Research Laboratory, Department of Botany, School of Life Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

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Vijayakumar Dhaarani; Manokaran Parthipan; Arumugam Rajendran. Notes on Taxonomy and Distribution of Murdannia Striatipetala Faden (Commelinaceae) in Pondicherry, India. Am. J. BioScience 2017, 5(1), 1-3. doi: 10.11648/j.ajbio.20170501.11

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Vijayakumar Dhaarani, Manokaran Parthipan, Arumugam Rajendran. Notes on Taxonomy and Distribution of Murdannia Striatipetala Faden (Commelinaceae) in Pondicherry, India. Am J BioScience. 2017;5(1):1-3. doi: 10.11648/j.ajbio.20170501.11

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