A new species of Eriocaulon (Eriocaulaceae) from Madhya Pradesh, India

Eriocaulon raipurense (Eriocaulaceae) is described and illustrated as a new species from Madhya Pradesh, India. The species is closely allied to E. hamiltonianum but differs in the size and apex of involucral bancts, white-pilose nature of floral bracts and colour of female petals.     

Pholidota pygmaea (Orchidaceae) — A new species from Arunachal Pradesh, India

Chowdhery, H.J. & Pal, G.D. 1995. Pholidota pygmaea (Orchidaceae) — A new species from Arunachal Pradesh, India. — Nord. J. Bot. 15: 411–413. Copenhagen. ISSN 0107–055X.
A new species of Pholidota, P. pygmaea from Arunachal Pradesh, India is described.     

Cheirostylis gunnarii (Orchidaceae) — a new orchid from Arunachal Pradesh, India

Cheirostylis gunnarii (Orchidaceae) is described from Arunachal Pradesh, India as a new species. This is closely allied to C. moniliformis but differs in epiphytic habit, short scape, pubescent flowers and flat broader stylids. The species is named in honour of Gunnar Seidenfaden, Denmark.     

Desmids from Pachmarhi,Madhya Pradesh,India

An illustrated account is given of 68 desmids from streams running below Pachmarhi plateau in Madhya Pradesh, India, Two varieties of Euastrum are new to science.     

Desmids from Bandhavgarh,Madhya Pradesh,India

An illustrated account of 71 desmids from perennial streams of Bandhavgarh, one of the important national parks of the country, is given. 10 forms marked with an asterix are recorded for the first time from India.     

Polycarpaea majumdariana (Caryophyllaceae)—a new species from Tamil Nadu, India

Polycarpaea majumdariana , a new species allied to P. aurea (Wight) Dunn from the Tamil Nadu plains, is described and illustrated.     

Fuirena simpsonii (Cyperaceae)—a new species of sedge from Kerala, India

A new species of Fuirena, F. simpsonii is described from Kerala, India. The new species is allied to F. umbellata Rottb.     

'Ltvo new species of Cheirostylis (Orchidaceae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India

Two new species of Cheirostylis, C. sessanica and C. munnacampensis are described from Arunachal Pradesh, India.     

A new species of Sarcoglyphis (Orchidaceae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India

A new species of Sarcoglyphis, S. arunachalensis, from Arunachal Pradesh, India is described.     

<Emphasis Type=Italic>Trichodesma dhofaricum</Emphasis> (Boraginaceae), a new species from the Sultanate of Oman

A new species of Trichodesma (Boraginaceae) is described from the southern region of Oman.     

Eleocharis khandwaensis sp. nov. (Cyperaceae) from the Madhya Pradesh,India

A new species, Eleocharis khandwaensis Mujaffar, Chandore & S. R. Yadav is described from the Bamangaon village of Khandwa district in Madhya Pradesh state, India. This species belongs to Eleocharis subgen. Limnochloa (P. Beauv. ex Lestib.) Torr. and it is similar to E. lankana T. Koyama but differs in having stolons, weak bristles spinules of perianth, achenes with annulate apex with a short neck, truncate achene base, dark brown to black coloured achenes and nut surface epidermal cells that are isodiametrically hexagonal to pentagonal. Eleocharis khandwaensis grows in ponds along road sides in the Bamangaon and Tirandaz villages.     

Cucumis canoxyi (Cucurbitaceae) — a new species from Yemen

The new species Cucumis canoxyi , growing on limestone rocks in the Hadramaut Region of southern Yemen, is described and illustrated. The species is the second known member of Cucumis to be without tendrils.     

A new species of Wellstedia (Boraginaceae) from Somalia

The new species Wellstedia robusta , from mountain ridges and slopes south-west of Qandala in north-eastern Somalia, is described and illustrated.     

A new species of Cordia (Boraginaceae) from Tanzania

Cordia fissistyla Vollesen is described. The species is endemic in SE Tanzania. It differs from all hitherto described species in having free styles.