Volume : V, Issue : VII, July - 2015

Notes on recent species bursts in Murdannia (Commelinaceae) from India

Rogimon P. Thomas, Joby Paul

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<p> Murdannia Royle (Commelinaceae) comprising approximately 50 species has plenteousdiversity in tropical Asia. Recent species discoveries in Murdannia incorporated 26 species in India with 31% of endemism. However, this leads to ambiguity in many species groups. The recent treatment of M. satheeshiana Joby et al. as conspecific to M. versicolor (Dalzell) G. Brückner is without substantial reasons. A detailed literature survey on the genus elucidated two species clusters i.e. M. semiteris–juncoides–sahyadrica and M. satheeshiana–pauciflora–versicolor–lanuginosa–crocea subsp. ocharcea and their taxonomic incertitude.</p>

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Rogimon P. Thomas, Joby Paul Notes on the Recent Species Bursts in Murdannnia (Commelinaceae) From India Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 7 July 2015

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