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: 170 JOURNAL, BOMBAYNATURALHIST. SOCIETY, Vol. 91 (1994) References Collett, H. (1902): Flora Simlensis. London. Rau, M.A. (1961): Flowering plants and Ferns of Gaur, R.D. (1987): A Contribution to the flora of North Garhwal, Uttar Pradesh, India. Bull. bot. Srinagar Garhwal. J. Econ. Tax. Bot. 9: 31-63. Surv. India. 2: 215-251. Kala,S.R &R.D.Gaur(1982):AContributiontotheflora Semwal, J.K. & R.D. Gaur (1981): Alpine flora of of Gopeshwar (Chamoli Garhwal). In: G.S. Paliwal Tungnath in Garhwal Himalaya. J. Bombay nat. (ed.) The Vegetational Wealth of Himalayas. Pooja Hist. Soc. 78(3): 498-512. Publishers, New Delhi, pp. 347-413. 39. ADDITIONS TO THE FLORA OF MADHYA PRADESH The present paper deals with three new Specimens examined: Morena district: records of Angiosperm taxa from Morena district Karahal (RLSS. 658). ofMadhya Pradesh. During the course offloristic survey, we have collected and identified 3 taxa as Sphenoclea Gaertn. Hibiscus caesius Garcke (Malvaceae), Sphenoclea zeylanica Gaertn., Fruct. 1: 113, Sphenoclea zeylanica Gaertn. (Sphenocleaceae) t. 24, f. 5. 1788; Graham, Cat. 248. 1839; Khan and Ipomoea coptica (L.) Roth ex Roem. & and Huq, in Khan Fl. Bangladesh 5:2. 1977; Schult (Convolvulaceae). The scrutiny of litera- Clarke in Hook, f., Fl. Brit. India 3 : 438. 1881; ture revealed that these taxa have not so far been Cooke, Fl. Pres. Bomb. 2: 134. 1904; Duthie, Fl. reported from Madhya Pradesh. Upp. Gang. PI. 1: 484. 1903; Babu, Herb. Fl. Deh. 295. 1977. S. pongaticum A.D.C. Prodr. 7: 548. Hibiscus Linn. 1838. (Sphenocleaceae) Hibiscus caesius Garcke, in Oester, Bot. Anerect, glabrous, simpleorbranched flashy Zeit. 7: 850. 1849, et in Peters, Reise Mossamb. annual herb up to 70 cm tall. Leaves elliptic-lan- 125; Cooke, FL Pres. Bomb. 1:16, 1958 (Pedr. ceolate, linear-oblong, tapering at both ends, ed.); Rakshit and Kundu, Bull. Bot. Surv. India acute or sub-acute, entire. Flowers small, 12: 173, 1970. H. gibsoni Stocks ex Harv. and greenish white, sessile, in dense terminal, Sond., Fl. Cap. 2: 587. 1861-62; Masters in peduncled spikes. Bracts and bracteoles sub Hook.f. Fl. Brit. India 1: 339, 1874. Duthie, Fl. spathulate, obtuse, accrescent, connivent in fruit- Upp. Gang. Plain 1: 86, 1903. (Malvaceae) ing. Capsule semi-inferior, wedge shaped, trun- An erect, branched, whitish hairy or prickly cate, crowned with persistent calyx lobes. m perennial undershrub up to 1-2.5 tall. Stemand Ecological notes: Fleshy annual, rarely branches bristly or with minute prickles. Leaves found in marshy places. 3-5 partite; lobes oblong-lanceolate, sharply ser- Fl. & Fr. : September-November. rate, glabrous or hairy; petiole as long as blade. A new record for the family. This species is Involucral bracts usually 10, free, linear, prickly generally found in coastal regions in partially covering over the calyx. Peduncles axillary, saline soil and its occurrence away fromSeashore solitary, longer than leaves. Flowers yellow with is of significance. The plant is a serious cattle purple centre. Capsule ovoid painted, valves poison. setose. Specimens examined: Morena district: Ecological notes: Perennial, rarely found Sheopurkalan (RLSS. 272). under bushes. Fl. & Fr. September-December. Ipomoea Linn. 11 species of Hibiscus L. occur in Madhya Ipomoea coptica (L.) Roth ex Roem. & Pradesh. This species differs from the others in Schult, Syst. 4: 208. 1819; Maheshwari, Fl. Del. havinginvolucralbractsfree,pricklyandlongerthan 237. 1963; Majumdar inBull. Bot. Surv. India 18: calyx. 52. 1976; Bhandari, Fl. Ind. Des. 252. f. 86. 1978; : MISCELLANEOUSNOTES 171 Shah, FI. Guj. 1: 468. 1978; Johri, inJ. Econ. Tax. 11 species of Ipomoea L. occur in Madhya Bot. 5: 1122. 1984. Convolvulus copticus Linn. Pradesh. This species differs from the others in Mart. 2, Appen. 599. 1771. having: Leaves digitate; lobes - 7, with deeply Ipomoea dissecta Willd., Phytogr. 5: t. 2, f. serrate or dentate margin. 3. 1794; Clarke in Hook. f. FI. Brit. India 4: 200. Acknowledgements 1883; Cooke, FI. Pres. Bomb. 2: 249. 1905 (Repr. ed. 2: 318. 1958); Duthie, FI. Upp. Gang. PI. 2: We thank Prof. R.R. Das, Head, School of 115. 1911 (Repr. ed. 1: 556. 1960). (convol- Studies in Botany, Jiwaji University, Gwalior VULACEAE) (M.P.) for providing lab facilities; Director, A glabrous, prostrate or twining annual herb, Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta for financial upto 90 cm. long. Leaves digitately to pedately assistance; and Dr S.K. Jain, F.N.A., National 3-7 lobed; lobes deeply serrate or dentate, or Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow (U.P.) for sometimes twice pinnatifid, ovate, elliptic, lan- going through the manuscript and for valuable ceolate or oblanceolate in outline. Petiole mostly suggestions. shorter than the blade. Inflorescence axillary. Flowers white or Pale cream, 8013 mm long. December 17, 1992 R.L.S. SIKARWAR1 Capsule globose, 3 celled; seeds 2, densely J.R KAUSHIK2 greyish-tomentose. 1Herbarium Section, National BotanicalResearch Ecological notes Prostrate, annual found in Institute, Lucknow 226 001 (U.P.). sandy soil along rice fields. 2School ofStudies in Botany, FI. & Fr.:August-December. Jiwaji University, Gwalior474 Oil, (M.P.). 40. SOME NEW RECORDS OF PLANTS FOR ORISSA During ethnobotanical survey of Orissa, we Occasional in harvested fields. collected 5 plant species, which have been iden- Fl. &fr.: July - December. tified as Cassia alta L., Digera muricata (Linn.) Nuagarh (Cuttack), 3.11.1989, Girach & Mart., Echinops echinatus Linn., Heliotropium Aminuddin 3295. supinum L. and Ranunculus sceleratus Linn. The Boraginaceae literature on floristics of Orissa shows that oc- curence of these taxa from the state has not been Heliotropium supinum L., Sp. PI. 1753; reported earlier. The voucher specimens are Clarke in Hook, f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 149. 1883; preserved in the HerbariumofRegional Research Duthie, Fl. Upper gang, plain 2: 91. 1973 (repr. Institute of Unani Medicine, Bhadrak. ed.); Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 2: 896. 1984 (repr. ed.); Henry et al. Fl. Tamil Nadu 2: 100. 1987. Amaranthaceae , Prostratemuchbranched, softly white villous Digera muricata fLinn.) Mart., Beitr. Amar. herbs. Leaves elliptic ovate, obtuse upto 2.5 cm 77. 1825; Henryetal, Fl. TamilNadu 2: 192. 1987. long with crenate margin. Inflorescence short, D. arvensisForssk. Fl. Aeg.-Arab.65. 1775;Duthie, wooly one sided spike. Flowers small white. Nut- Fl. Uppergang,plain3: 8. 1973 (repr. ed.); Gamble, lets 1-4 margined, enclosed in the calyx. Fl. Pres. Madras 2: 1168. 1984 (repr. ed.). D. alter- Occasional weed in harvested fields. nifolia Aschres. in Haines, Bot. Bihar Orissa 5-6: Motunga (Dhenkanal), 11-3-1989, Girach & 760. 1978 (repr. ed.). Aminuddin 3010. Aslender annual herb upto 60cmhigh. Leaves Caesalpiniaceae alternate, entire, glabrous, ovate to elliptic with roundedorcuneatebase.Inflorescenceaxillaryspikes Casssia alata L., Sp. PI. 378. 1753; Bakerin with small pink flowers. Fruit a subglobose crus- Hook f. Fl. Brit. India 2: 264. 1878; Nair & t taceousnut.