The Tabernaemontana divaricata and Azadirachta indica are most popular plants in India for their wide miraculous therapeutic and other economic uses. The albino mutants were observed in both the plants during May-June, 2015. The albinism was first time observed in T. divaricata.
Albino mutant, Tabernaemontana divaricata, Azadirachta indica
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