A Brief Account of The Genus Cordia (Boraginaceae) in Maharashtra

Rajendra D. Shinde, Neha Gupte

Abstract


In Maharashtra the genus Cordia L. is represented by 8 species among which Cordia macleodii Hook. f., and Thomson is an endangered species found in Indian subcontinent (Chandrakar, et al., 2017). Majority of the congeners in Maharashtra are under gardening and ornamentation. Most of the species like Cordia alba are introduced. This paper deals with the taxonomic and nomenclatural update in Cordia L. The specimens of the plants collected in the field and also existing at BLAT, BSI were morphologically studied. There is a considerable variation in shape and colour of the calyx and corolla thus we used the characters of insertion of the stamens and type of stigmas for species delimitation. The present work ascertains the occurrence of two species viz. Cordia dichotoma G. Forst. and C. macleodii Hook. f., & Thomson in wild, which previously were not recorded. Others are found to be cultivated. A generic description and key to the species is provided

Keywords


Boraginaceae, Cordiaceae, Endangered, Taxonomy, Nomenclature

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