The Elenadu Shortcrown Brachystelma elenaduense Sathyan. (Asclepiadaceae) - a new distribution record for Tamil Nadu, India

<p>This paper describes the additional distributional record of <em>Brachystelma elenaduense</em> Sathyan., collected from the Eastern Ghat fragments viz., Kolli hills of Namakkal and Yercaud hills of Salem Districts. This plant species was earlier reported from Elenadu village of...

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Main Authors: S. Kaliamoorthy, T. S. Saravanan, B. S. Elango, G. V.S. Murthy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2015-07-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
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Online Access:http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2187
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Summary:<p>This paper describes the additional distributional record of <em>Brachystelma elenaduense</em> Sathyan., collected from the Eastern Ghat fragments viz., Kolli hills of Namakkal and Yercaud hills of Salem Districts. This plant species was earlier reported from Elenadu village of Tumkur district, Karnataka by Dr. M.B.Sathyanarayanachar in 1978. However, its occurrence in Tamil Nadu, as described in the present paper, is reported for the first time. A detailed description and plant images are provided to aid its identification.</p>
ISSN:0974-7893
0974-7907