Notes on the occurrence of southeastern Asian taxon Scopellaria marginata (Blume) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes (Cucurbitaceae) in the Nicobar Islands: a new distribution record in the Indian part of Sundaland
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https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.10253.18.7.29370-29374Keywords:
Disjunct distribution, Sundaland Biodiversity Hotspot, Teressa Island, wild economic plantAbstract
Scopellaria marginata (Blume) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes, collected from Teressa Island of the Nancowrie group of Islands in Nicobar District of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, forms a new distribution record in the Sundaland and for India. Earlier, this taxon was reported from southeastern Asia and southern China. Its description, phenology, ecology, and relevant notes are presented.
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