An extended distribution of recently described Natesh’s Cape-pondweed (Aponogetonaceae: Aponogeton nateshii) to the state of Karnataka, India

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Sharad Suresh Kambale
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8230-7959
Rutuja Rajendra Kolte
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3239-4716
Janarthanam K. Malapati
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2481-3685

Abstract

Aponogeton nateshii, a recently described endemic species from coastal plains of Konkan region of Maharashtra is recorded from the Western Ghats of Karnataka. Notes on its habitat and variations are provided. 

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Sharad Suresh Kambale, Department of Botany, Goa University, Taleigao Plateau, Goa 403206, India

Department of Botany, UGC- Post-Doctoral Fellow.

Rutuja Rajendra Kolte, Department of Botany, Goa University, Taleigao Plateau, Goa 403206, India

Department of Botany, Research Scholar.

Janarthanam K. Malapati, Department of Botany, Goa University, Taleigao Plateau, Goa 403206, India

Professor, Department of Botany, Goa University, Goa- 403 206.

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