Volume : IV, Issue : XI, November - 2015

Pseudarthria viscida (L.) Wight & Arn. (Fabaceae) from Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal

Sam P. Mathew

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 Andaman–Nicobar Archipelago, the insular habitat in the Bay of Bengal is highly affluent with plant diversity. Nevertheless, evergreen insular rainforests are mostly devoid of herbaceous components. The compact canopy of the evergreen type vegetation rigorously restricts sunlight to ground level creating strict competition among the herbaceous species for space with enough sun light. Therefore, several herbaceous elements are confined their occurrence to isolated ideal micro ecological niches. Pseudarthria viscida (L.) Wight & Arn. is a newly recorded herbaceous evergreen forest component from the Baratang Island in Middle Andaman group. The taxon is described here with illustrations as a new generic record to the flora of the Andaman–Nicobar Archipelago.

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Sam P. Mathew / Pseudarthria viscida (L.) Wight & Arn. (Fabaceae) from Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal / International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 4, Issue : 11 November 2015

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