Extended distribution of Ceropegia mahabalei Hemadri Ansari (Apocynaceae) to the state of Gujarat, India (original) (raw)

Taxonomic revision of Ceropegia (Apocynaceae: Ceropegieae) in India

Rheedea, 2019

The genus Ceropegia (Apocynaceae: Ceropegieae) is revised for India based on field observation, literature survey and extensive herbarium studies. Sixty one taxa are recognized under seven sections. Nomenclatural anomalies are resolved. Distribution status is given for each species. A lectotype is designated for C. schumanniana and second step lectotypes are designated for C. hookeri and C. lucida; C. karulensis is reduced here as a variety of C. sahyadrica; C. mizoramensis and C. murlensis are reduced to the synonymy of C. longifolia subsp. sinensis. Detailed descriptions, notes, colour photoplates and taxonomic keys for sections, species and infra-specific taxa are presented.

An additional distribution record of Ceropegia rollae Hemadri from Chavandwadi, India

Ecology, Environment and Conservation

Ceropegiarollae Hemadri (Apocynaceae) an endemic and critically endangered plant was first time recorded from a mountain pass in the Western Ghats ranges of Maharashtra known as Naneghat. The note describes additional distribution photographic record of Ceropegiarollae on flat terrain at elevation of 842 mm Chavandwadi village. Chavandwadi is the base village of Chavand Fort (Prasannagad) which is a hill fort situated 30 km from the modern-day town of Naryangoan in Junnar Taluka of Pune district in Maharashtra, India.

Additional record and conservation measures of Ceropegia odorata Nimmo ex J. Graham from Gujarat State, India

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2017

Ceropegia odorata Nimmo ex J. Graham (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae) a Critically Endangered plant species from India was recorded in Gujarat after about 45 years in Vijaynagar forest of Sabarkantha District (northern Gujarat). It was first collected from Pavagadh in central Gujarat. Long-term conservation and participatory approaches, details on macro- and micro-habitats, associated species, landscape level monitoring programs are suggested for the new recorded locality and hill ranges.