Authors : J. V. Gadpayale, S. R. Somkuwar and A. A. Chaturvedi
Page Nos : 24-30
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Abstract:-
The present article serves the Morphotaxonomic studies of Desmodium Desv., (Fabaceae) from the Bhandara District (Maharashtra State) India. It is an attempt to make a comprehensive account having details on updated botanical names and choosing of specific morphological characters for accurate and easy identification of nine species of Desmodium of which D. heterophyllum (Willd.) DC., first time reported for Eastern Maharashtra. Artificial identification key was reframed so as to identify currently recognized Desmodium species in Bhandara district which is applicable for morphometric analysis for understanding the phenetic relationships among the species of Desmodium
Keywords: Morphotaxonomic, Desmodium, Bhandara District
