Rediscovery, after over a century, of the endemic climbing vine Argyreia lawii (Convolvulaceae) from the Western Ghats of India

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Pramod R. Lawand
Rajaram V. Gurav
Vinod B. Shimpale

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Argyreia lawii C.B. Clarke, an endemic to Western Ghats of India is reported here as an after century collection. Detailed description and photo plates are given for easy identification and IUCN status of the species has been accessed.

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Pramod R. Lawand, Department of Botany, The New College, Kolhapur, Maharashtra 416012, India.

Research Fellow

 

Rajaram V. Gurav, Department of Botany, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra 416004, India.

Assistant Professor

Dept of Botany

Shivaji University Kolhapur

Vinod B. Shimpale, Department of Botany, The New College, Kolhapur, Maharashtra 416012, India.

Assistant Professor

Dept of Botany

The New College Kolhapur

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