A Note on Occurrence of an Endangered Plant Cleome rutidosperma var. burmanii from Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Author: C.S. Purohit1* and Lal Ji Singh2

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Cleome rutidosperma DC. var. burmanii (Wt. & Arn.) Siddiqui & Dixit. (Cleomace), collected from Shadipur, Port Blair, South Andaman, India is reported as extended distribution and first time herbarium collection for flora of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The description, images and other relevant details have been provided in this paper.

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Extended distribution, Cleome rutidosperma, burmanii, endangered.

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Purohit CS, Singh L J. 2023. A note on occurrence of an endangered plant Cleome rutidosperma var. burmanii from Andaman & Nicobar Islands. J New Biol Rep 12 (1): 41 – 44.