Ceropegia pullaiahii sp. nov. (Apocynaceae,Asclepiadoideae) from India |
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| Authors: | K R Kullayiswamy S Sandhyarani S Karuppusamy |
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| Institution: | Dept of Botany, Sri Krishnadevaraya Univ., IN‐515 003 Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India |
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| Abstract: | Ceropegia pullaiahii Kullayiswamy, Sandhyarani et Karuppusamy sp. nov. (Apocynaceae) is described from open dry deciduous forest of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Its tubers are eaten by the local people. It is similar to C. mahabalei Hemadri et Ansari but differs in its twining habit and 3‐flowered cyme. |
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