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Research Articles

Vol. 9 No. 4 (2022)

On the extended distribution of two species of Ophiorrhiza L. (Rubiaceae) from the States of India

DOI
https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.1769
Submitted
22 March 2022
Published
19-10-2022

Abstract

Ophiorrhiza L. (1753: 150) is a pantropical, herbaceous genus distributed with high diversity in South East Asia. Here, 2 members of genus Ophiorrhiza, Ophiorrhiza brunonis var. johnsonii Hook. f. reported as a new record for North East India and Ophiorrhiza fasciculata D. Don for the flora of Assam. Detailed taxonomic descriptions, coloured photographs are provided here for the easy identification of the taxa. Distribution map of the species is also provided.

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