Gisekia pharnaceoides L. collected from Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve, India is reported here as a new distributional family record for Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Gisekiaceae, Gisekia, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Great Nicobar, Indira point, New Record
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Manuscript Published on 01 September 2016
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