Taxonomic note on Salacia brunoniana Wight & Arn., an endangered and endemic species of the Peninsular India is provided with an illustration to facilitate its easy identification.
Terminal Tubercles, Rare, Fringed calyx, Deltoid, Caudate, Endemic
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Manuscript Published on 01 June 2013
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