Pavetta blanda Bremek. (Rubiaceae) is distributed in Sri Lanka and India (Lakshadweep and Tamil Nadu). The present collection of this species from Kerala forms new distributional record for the state. The paper also discusses nomenclatural issues regarding it.
Coastal zone, Kerala, New record, Nomenclature
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Manuscript Received on 16 July 2022
Manuscript Revised on 24 August 2022
Manuscript Accepted on 29 August 2022
Manuscript Published on 31 August 2022
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