Indigofera glandulosa Willd. var. sykesii Baker (Fabaceae), an endemic variety known only from few localities of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh states. It has been collected for the first time from Bandipur National Park in Karnataka state. Detailed description, photograph and field notes are provided for easy identification.
Indigofera glandulosa var. sykesii, Rare, Endemic, Bandipur National Park, Karnataka, New record
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Dhatchanamoorthy, N., Anbarashan, M. and Balachandran, N., 2019. New distributional record of the rare endemic variety Indigofera glandulosa Willd. var. sykesii Baker (Fabaceae) from Bandipur National Park, Karnataka, India. Indian Journal of Forestry, 42(4), pp.383-384. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2019-JW9GTL
Manuscript Published on 20 December 2019
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