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MISCELLANEOUS NOTES reportednorcollectedfromthisregiontodate(Kanjilaletal. 1934-1940;Hajraetal. 1995). Hence,thisisanewrecordfor the state ofArunachal Pradesh. Thedescriptionalongwithalinediagram(Fig. 1)ofits, habit,habitat,floweringandfruitingtime,anddistributionof the taxon in Indiahavebeenelaborated. Synotisalatus: (Wall, ex DC.)Jeffery & Chen,Y.L. in Kew Bull. 39(2): 308. 1984. (Asteraceae); Hajraetal. FI. of India 13: 287, 1995. Senerio alatus Wall, ex DC.; Hook, f., FI.Brit.India3:353, 1881. Aperennial greytomentose rhizomatous herb, upto 80cmlong,stout,rhizomewoody.Leavessubrosulate,ovate- oblong, sessile, acute-acuminate, base sub-auriculate, 12-19x7-9cm,hairybeneath,uppermostleavessmallerinsize at base, sessile. Head yellow, inconspicuously radiate, c. 5-7 cm long, involucre cylindrical, densely hairy; bracts 5-7,linear-lanceolate,7x1 mm. Rayflorets2-3,2-3 mmlong, mm unequal, shorter than styles; disc florets c. 4 long. mm Achenes greyish, c. 1 long, pubescent; pappus ofpale, mm scarbidshairs, c.4.5 long. Specimensexamined:TwangforestArunachalPradesh. Fieldno.CIMAP, 10825. & FI. Fr.:October-December. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I thank Dr. S.P.S. Khanuja, Director, Central Institute ofMedicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow for providing Fig 1: Synotisalatus(Wall,exDC.)Jeffrey allfacilitiesduringthesurvey.IfeelobligedtoDr.D.K. Singh and Mrs. A. Mathur, Botanical Survey of India, Northern at Twang near the forest road. Upon consulting literature, I Circle, Dehradun for confirming the identity of the found that the species Synotis cilatus had neither been plant. REFERENCES Hajra, P.K., R.R. Rao, D.K. Singh & B.P. Uniyal (1995): Flora of ofAssam Vol. 3. Pp. 99-127. (Rep. ed. 1982.) AVon Book India Vol. 13: pp. 287. Botanical Survey of India. Publisher, Comp, Publisher, Delhi. Barboune Road, Kolkatta. Hooker,J.D. (1882): FloraofBritish India. Vol. 3: pp. 353. Reeve & Kanjilal, U.N., P.C. Kanjilal,A. Das & R.N. De(1934-1940): Flora Co. Ltd.. London. 33. HERN1ARIA CINEREA DC. (CARYOPHYLLACEAE) - A NEW RECORD FOR INDIA1 PrashantK. Pusalkar2andD.K. Singh3 'Accepted February 6, 2004 ’Botanical Survey of India, Northern Circle, 192, Kaulagarh Road, Dehradun 248 195, Uttarakhand, India. Email: [email protected] ’Botanical Survey of India, CGO Complex, 3rd MSO Building. Block F, 5,h-6"' Floor, DF block. Sector I, Salt Lake City, Kolkata 700 064, West Bengal, India. Email: [email protected] GenusHemiariaL.,with48species(Mabberley 1997), extendsuptoSouthAmerica.InIndia,thegenusisrepresented is distributed mainly in Europe, Africa and CentralAsia. Its by three species, namely H. hirsuta L., H. incana Lam. and eastward distribution is up to India, whereas westward it H. cachemiriana Gay, distributed mainly in northern India J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 104 (2), May-Aug 2007 249 MISCELLANEOUS NOTES branches. Leaves alternate to more orless opposite, sessile; mm laminanarrowlyelliptictoelliptic-oblanceolate,3-6 long, mm 0.8-1.5 wide,apexacute,marginsentire,surfaceshirsute; stipulesminute,membranous,marginsciliate.Flowers5-12, in densely clustered pseudoaxillary cymes, bracteate; bractsminute.Flowerssessilepentamerous,yellowishgreen. Sepals5,free,unequal;outer2comparativelylonger,oblong, mm 1.5-2.1 long,obtuse,withnon-membranousmargins;inner mm threelanceolate, 1.5-1.9 long;outersurfaceinupperpart coveredwithshortorlong,stiff,straighthairsmixedwithuncinate hairs,perigynouszoneexternallydenselycoveredwithuncinate hairs. Petals 5, rudimentary, free, setaceous, alternating with sepals. Stamens 2, opposite to longer sepals, free; filaments minute; anthers oblong. Styles minute,bi-lobed; lobes shortly mm divergent. Fruits ovate, 1.4-2.1 long, with membranous pericarp, almost equal to or enclosed by calyx. Seeds mm subglobose,0.6-0.75 indiameter,browntobrownishblack. & FI. Fr.:February-March. Specimen examined: india: Haryana, Fatehabad, 16.ii.1963.N.C.Nair26009(BSI).Rare. Distribution: india: Haryana; Europe,Africa, Central Asia,Pakistan. H. cinerea DC. canbeeasilydistinguishedfromother Indian species of the genus in the presence of 5 unequal sepals (2 outer long, 3 inner short), with non-membranous marginsandperigynouszoneexternallydenselycoveredwith uncinate hairs; stamens 2, situated opposite outer sepals. Fig. 1: HerniariacinereaDC. (A-E):A. Habit; B. Flower; WhileHooker(1885)andGhafoor(1973)havetreated C. Dissectedflowershowingstamensandgynoecium; D. Fruit; the genus under Family Illecebraceae, Majumdar (1993), E. Seed following the family delimitation proposed by Cronquist (Majumdar 1993).Criticalstudiesonthematerialofthegenus (1981), has includedthe Family Illecebraceae underFamily housed in the herbarium of Botanical Survey of India, Caryophyllaceae.ThesamehasbeenfollowedbyMabberley Dehradun (BSI) and perusal of relevant literature (Hooker (1997). 1885;Ghafoor1973;Majumdar 1993)revealedtheoccurrence ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ofafourthrepresentativeofthegenus,H. cinereaDC.,hitherto unknown in India, thus extending its range of distribution furthereastward.Thespeciesisdescribedandillustratedasa WearegratefultotheDirector,BotanicalSurveyofIndia, newrecordforIndia,tofacilitateitseasyidentification.. Kolkata forfacilities and encouragement. One ofus (PKP) is alsogratefultotheMinistryofEnvironmentandForests,New HerniariacinereaDC.,FI.Fr.Suppl.6: 375. 1815 DelhiforfinancialassistanceundertheProject ‘Assessmentof (Caryophyllaceae)(Fig. 1) FloristicDiversityinProtectedAreaNetworkofIndia,Phase-I: Prostrate, hirsute herbs, 8-10cm long, with spreading TheBiosphereReserves&NationalParks’. REFERENCES Cronquist, A. (1981): An Integrated System of Classification of London. Flowering Plants. Columbia University Press, New York. Mabberley, D.J. (1997): The Plant Book, II. Cambridge University Pp. 275. Press,Cambridge. Pp. 337. Ghafoor,A.(1973): Illecebraceae.In:Nasir,E.&S.I.Ali(eds.):Flora Majumdar, N.C. (1993): Caryophyllaceae. In: Sharma, B.D. & ofWestPakistan,47:6.NationalHerbarium,PARC,Islamabad. N.P. Balakrishnan (eds.): FloraofIndia 2: 537-539. Botanical Hooker, J.D. (1885): Flora of British India 4: 712. L. Reeve & Co. SurveyofIndia,Calcutta. 250 J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 104 (2), May-Aug 2007