Issue Description


Authors : P T Humane

Page Nos : 231-234

Description :
Rotala verticillaris L. (Lythraceae), collected from Bhandara district of Maharashtra State, is the first report for the state after Theodore Cooke in 1903 from Konkan. This species is distinct than others in whorled leaves (4- 8), usually 6, with bifid and / or truncate apex, flowers solitary in the axils of each leaf and capsules 3-valved.

Date of Online: 30 Sep 2013