The genus Lepturus R. Br. represented by Lepturus radicans (Steud.) A. Camus, a chloridoid grass collected from Gudem Kotthaveedhi forest of Visakhapatnam district, is recorded for the first time from Andhra Pradesh, India.
Andhra Pradesh, Lepturus, New record, Visakhapatnam
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Manuscript Published on 25 September 2018
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