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Distributional Notes on Merremia aegyptia (L.) Urb. (Convolvulaceae) and Vachellia leucophloea (Roxb.) Maslin (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae)

Anand Kumar, Venu P., Rao Y. V.

Abstract


During botanical exploration tour to Gautam Buddha Wildlife Sanctuary in 2012–­15, the first author collected two species namely Merremia aegyptia (L.) Urb. and Vachellia leucophloea (Roxb.) Maslin. These collections from the Sanctuary are reported here as new records for the Flora of Bihar. Detailed morphological description, habitat, phenology, distribution and colour photographs are provided.


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Bihar, Merremia aegyptia, new records, Vachellia leucophloea

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21746/aps.2018.7.8.1

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