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. MISCELLANEOUSNOTES References Jahan, M.S. & S.K. Raut(1994): Distribution and food London. IX+pp 150. preference ofthe giant African land snail. Achatina Raut,S.K.(1992):Populationdynamicsofthepestiferous fulica Bowdich in Bangladesh. J. Asiat. Soc. snail Achatinafulica (Gastropoda: Achatinidae). BangladeshSci. 20: 111-115. Malacol. Rev. 24:79-106. Mead,A.R.(1961):ThegiantAfricansnail:Aproblemin Raut,S.K.&K.C.Ghose(1984): Pestiferouslandsnails economicmalacology.TheUniversityofChicagoPress, ofIndia. Technical Monograph No. 11, Zoological Chicago.XVII+pp257. SurveyofIndia,Calcutta,pp 151 Mead,A.R.(1979):Economicmalacologywithparticular Srivastava, P.D. (1992): Problem oflandsnail pests in referencetoAchatinafulica:In:Pulmonates.Vol.2B. agriculture(astudyofthegiantAfricansnail).Concept Vera Fretter and J. Peaks (Ed.) Academic Press, PublishingCo.,NewDelhi,pp234. 36. LECTOTYPIFICATION OF THE HYBRIDATHYRIUM x KERALENSIS MANICKAM&IRUDAYARAJ(ATHYRIACEAE,PTERIDOPHYTA) Athryium x keralensis Manickam & Athyrium x keralensis Manickam & Irudayaraj (1992) is an interspecific hybrid of Irudayaraj [Athyrium solenopteris (Kunze) T. Athyrium puncticaule T. Moore and A. Moore x A. puncticaule T. Moore] pterid. fl. solenopteris(Kunze)T. Moore. Itwasdescribed W. GHATS S. INDIA, 238, PI. 185 (1992). asanewhybridbasedonasinglegatheringfrom Lectotype: S. India, Kerala, Kurusumalai Kurusumalai (1000 m), Kerala. A detailed (1000 m) Manickam, RHT 33588 (XCH!) description and illustration have been given by Manickam and Irudayaraj (1992) in their book Acknowledgement PTERIDOPHYTEFLORA OFTHEWESTERNGHATS, SOUTH India (B.I Publications, New Delhi). The author is thankful to Dr. P.K.K. Nair, Unfortunately it was not typified. Hybrids are director of Environmental Resource Research largelygovernedbythe samerules as speciesby Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, for encourage- ICBN.Aspertherulesitislectotypedhere.There ment. is a single herbarium sheet which has been entered in the fieldbook ofRapinatHerbarium, December29, 1997 V.IRUDAYARAJ Tiruchirapalli(RHT33588) andpreservedinSt. Environmental Resources Research Centre, Xavier’s College (XCH), Palayamkottai. It is Poomallioorkonam, P.B. No. 1230, selectedhere as the lectotype ofthe hybrid. Peroorkada, Thiruvananthapuram 695 005. 37. CROTALAR1A GOREENSISGUILL. & PERR. (LEGUMINOSAE) ANEW RECORD FOR INDIA (With six text-figures) While investigating the flora ofDakshina there is no report of the species from India, a Kamiada dist. of Karnataka, I came across an brief description and illustrations are provided interesting, adventive species ofCrotalarianear below. & Padubirdi, UdupiTaluka, alongroadsides. After Crotalaria goreensis Guill. Perr., Fl. a critical study, it was identified as C. goreensis Seneg. Tent. 165. 1832; Thulin, Legumi. Guill. & Perr., a tropical African species. Since Ethiopia. - Opera Bot. 68: 162. 1983. 174 JOURNAL, BOMBAYNATURAL HISTORYSOCIETY, 96(1) APR. 1999 MISCELLANEOUS NOTES C. macrostipula Steud. ex A. Rich., Tent. FI. stipules 0.9-2.5 x 0.3-0.7 cm, oblong - falcate. Abyss. 1: 153. 1847. C. goreensis subsp. Racemes terminal, up to 6 cm long, many- macrostipula (Steud. ex. A. Rich.) Bak. f. in flowered, dense, elongating in fruit. Calyx mm Joum. Linn. Soc., Bot. 42: 413. 1914. 4-5 long. Petals yellow, with prominent An annual herb; 0.5 - 2.5 m tall; stem reddish veins; standard ca 0.9 x 0.6 cm; wing densely pubescent with appressed hairs. Leaves ca 1 x 0.3 cm; keel ca 0.9 x 0.5 cm, with a digitately 3-foliate; petioles up to 8 cm long; distinct straight beak. Pods 1.5-2.0 x 0.7 - 0.9 leaflets up to 8.5 x 2.5 cm, oblanceolate to cm, subsessile, pubescent, 12-16 seeded. Seeds obovate, sparsely appressed pubescent beneath; smooth. JOURNAL. BOMBAYNATURAL HISTORYSOCIETY, 96(1), APR. 1999 175 MISCELLANEOUSNOTES Specimens examined: india - Karnataka Dr. S. Karthikeyan, Botanical Survey ofIndia, State, Dakshina Kannada dist. Near Padubidri, Pune forhelp. 21.ix.1996 K.G. Bhat 11013 (BSI & K) This species is similar to C. pallida Aiton Aug. 10, 1997 K.GOPALAKRISHNABHATT but differs in having prominent stipules. Department ofBotany, I thank Sri Krishna Murti, Indian Poornaprajna College, Botanical Liaison officer, Kew, for examining Udupi - 576 101, the specimen and for valuable comments; and Karnataka. 38. ANEW RECORD OF THE GENUS MOLINERIA COLLA (HYPOXIDACEAE) FORTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA (With oneplate) During a botanical excursion to Eastern Perianthtubenotproducedbeyond ovary; Maharashtra, some sterile specimens of stamens epigynous; flowers 5-8; stylenot Hypoxidaceaewerecollectedfromaplacenamed lobed; bracts filiform, linear, distant, 1- Daldalkui in Bhandara dist. on November 4, nerved, pilose; petiole upto 25 cm; seeds 1995. In the absence offlowering and fruiting, notbeaked Molineria thespecimenscouldnotbeidentifiedatthattime. They were brought to Shivaji University and Molineria trichocarpa (Wight) Balakr. in planted inearthempots, wherethey flowered in j. Bombaynat. hist. soc. 63: 330. 1966; Hypoxis October, 1996.TheywereidentifiedasMolineria trichocarpaWight, Icon. PI. Ind. Orient,t. 2045. trichocarpa (Wight)Balakr.,whichformsanew 1853; H. latifolia Wight, l.c.t. 2044.1853; H. specific and generic record for the state of leptostachya Wight, l.c.t. 2045.1853; Curculigo Maharashtra. A full description, citation and trichocarpa (Wight) Bennet and Raiz. in ind. j. photographsare,therefore,includedinthepaper. for. 4:68.1981; Molineriafinlaysoniana Wall, The Indo-malayan genus Molineria Colla ex Bakerinj. linn. soc. 17:121.1878; Curculigo comprises about 7 species (Willis 1973) finlaysoniana (Wall, exBaker)Hook.f., fl. brit. distributed in Tropical Himalaya, Eastern India, india 6:279.1892; Fyson, fl.s. ind. hill stat. Tamilnadu, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sri 602.1932. Lanka and Malaysia. In India, it is represented A perennial herb with thick fibrous roots; by three species, namely M. capitulata (Lour.) rhizome erect, stoloniferous. Leaves broadly Herb., M. latifolia (Dryanad.) Herb, and M. lanceolate, 20-40 cm long; petiole 3-7 cm long, trichocarpa (Wight) Balakr. (Karthikeyan etal. sheathing atbase, channelled; leafblade 15-30 x 1989). The genus is closely allied to Curculigo 3-9 cm, plicate, glaucous, up to 20-nerved, base Gaertn. but differs in the following characters: narrowed, apex gradually acuminate. Scape axillary, solitary, 3-6 cm long: racemes 4-5 cm Perianth tube produced beyond ovary; long, 5-10 flowered: bracts 20-25 mm, linear, stamensperigynous; flower(s) 1 or2;style pilose. Flowers yellow, regular, lowerbisexual, trilobed; bracts broadly lanceolate, upper male, pedicellate; pedicels 1-1.5 cm, overlapping, 9-nerved, glabrous; petiole pilose; perianth lobes 6, yellow, 9-10 x 2 mm, less than 3 cm long; seeds beaked outer ones pilose outside, inner ones glabrous; mm Curculigo stamens 6, upto 7 long; filaments up to 176 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 96(1) APR. 1999