Lycianthes lysimachioides (Wall.) Bitter (Solanaceae): A New Addition to the Flora of Manipur, Northeast India

Author: Kazhuhrii Eshuo

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Abstract

The present paper deals with the taxon Lycianthes lysimachioides (Wall.) Bitter, reported here for the first time from Manipur State, Northeast India. The work on genus Lycianthes (Dunal) Hassl. in Manipur is poor and no literature record on taxonomic studies on this taxon is available. This is the first morpho-taxonomic work carried out on this taxon in Manipur state, Northeast India. The detailed morphological description and the photographs are provided along with their geographical distribution of Indian species of Lycianthes.

Keywords

Lycianthes lysimachioides, Solanaceae, Morpho-taxonomic, New Addition, Manipur

Conclusion

The addition of a taxon Lycianthes lysimachioides (Wall.) Bitter to the flora of Manipur, Northeast India has enriched species diversity to genus Lycianthes of family Solanaceae. Previously, only 2 species of Lycianthes were reported from Manipur state flora. With the addition of this taxon, 3 species of Lycianthes viz., L. neesiana, L. laevis and L. lysimachioides are now been recorded to occur in the state flora of Manipur, Northeast India.

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Kazhuhrii Eshuo (2023). Lycianthes lysimachioides (Wall.) Bitter (Solanaceae): A New Addition to the Flora of Manipur, Northeast India. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(2): 342-345.