Tamarix Passerinoides Delile Ex Desv. Var. Macrocarpa Ehrenb. (Tamaricaceae) - a new Record for Rajasthan

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by  Ramesh Kumar Aggarwal

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Baripada and Dr. P.S. Roy, Deputy Director (RS &
GIS, Application area). National Remote Sensing
Authors are thankful to Dr. U.B. Mohapatra, Agency, Hyderabad for their valuable suggestions and
Head, Department of Botany, North Orissa University, encouragement.
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Mishra, M.K., S.S. Dash & P.K. Das (1999):Additions tothe Flora fromGandhamardan hills J. Econ. Tax. Bot. 30(3): 609-610.2006.
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Reddy, C.S. & C. Pattanaik (2006): Additions to the Flora ofOrissa OrissaForest Development Corporation. Bhubaneswar.
RECORD OF INTRODUCTION OF A TROPICAL AMERICAN WEED
20.
EVOLVULUS NUMMULARIUS (CONVOLVULACEAE)
(L.) L.
IN ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS'
L.Rasingam2andG.S. Lakra3
'Accepted September 27, 2007
’Keystone Foundation, Groves Hill Road, Kotagiri 643 217, Tamil Nadu. India. Email: [email protected]
'Botanical Survey of India, Andaman & Nicobar Circle, Haddo, P.B. 692, Port Blair 744 102, India.
Duringplantexploration in LittleAndamanIsland,we FI. & Fr.: May-August.
collected an interesting creeping herb of Family SpecimensExamined: LittleAndamanIsland,HutBay,
ConvolvulaceaefromthegrasslandsofHutBay.Aftercritical Sealevel,L.Rasingam 17586(PBL).
studyitwasidentifiedasEvolvulusnummularius(L.)L. and Distribution: NativeoftropicalAmerica,naturalising
found to be a new introduced weed in the Andaman and inTamil Nadu, Kerala, MaharashtraandWest Bengal states
Nicobar Islands. A detailed description of this species is ofIndia.
providedbySantapau(1947)inthepapertitled ‘Notesonthe
ConvolvulaceaeofBombay' published intheJ.BombayNat. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Hist.Soc.47: 337-355.
Evolvulusnummularius(L.)L.,Sp.PI.ed.2.391. 1762; We thank Dr. M. Sanjappa, Director, Botanical
H. Santapau, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 47: 341. 1947; Van Survey of India, Kolkata for facilities and the officials of
Ooststroom,FI.MalesianaS: 558. 1958;D.A.Powell,Journ. ANIFPDCL for field support. The first author is
ArnoldArb.60: 229. 1979. ConvolvulusnummulariusL. Sp. thankful to Dr. D. Kannan, Centre for Environmental
PI. 157. 1753. Volvulopsis nummularium (L.) Roberty, Studies, Amrita Vishwa Vidya Peetham, Coimbatore for
Candollea 14:28. 1952. encouragement.
21. TAMARIX PASSERINOIDES DELILE EX DESV. VAR. MACROCARPA EHRENB.
(TAMARICACEAE) - A NEW RECORD FOR RAJASTHAN
1
Ramesh KumarAggarwal2and SumanC. Sharma2-3
'Accepted September 27, 2007
’6-K-l, South Extension, Pawanpuri, Bikaner 334 003, Rajasthan, India.
’Email: [email protected]
DuringoneoftheplantcollectionvisitstotehsilNava, species has not been reported from Rajasthan (Shetty and
Nagaur district (Rajasthan) we collected Tamarix Singh 1987-93).
passerinoidesDelileex Desv. var.macrocarpaEhrenb. near Thispaperrecords forthefirst time the occurrenceof
Sambhar lake. A perusal of literature shows that this Tamarix passerinoides Delile ex Desv. var. macrocarpa
232 J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 105 (2), May-Aug 2008
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Ehrenb.fromRajasthan.ItisknownsofarfromtheKharabet andmoreacutethanthreeinnerones. Petals5,each 3.0-4.5 x
ofGujarat(Pandey2002).Thespecimenshavebeendeposited 1.5-2.0mm,obovatetoobovate-elliptic.Stamensusually 10,
in the Herbarium. Department of Botany, Govt. Dungar rarely 7-9; filaments alternately long and short, longer
College, Bikaner (Raj.). The identification ofthe species is filaments 2.5-7.0 mm long, shorter ones 2.0-2.5 mm long.
basedonPandey(2002). Capsules10.0-12.0x3-5mm,pinkish-purple.Seeds0.5-0.7mm
TamarixpasserinoidesDelileexDesv.var.macrocarpa long.
Ehrenb.inLinnaea2:276. 1827;QaiserinNasir&Ali,FI.W. Fairlycommoninsalinehabitats.
Pakistan 141 40. 1982.Tamarixmacrocarpa(Ehrenb.)Bunge, SpecimenExamined:NearLakeSambhar,Nava,Nagaur.
:
Tent.79. 1852. Sharma&Aggarwal,DCH 157.
m &
Shrubs0.75-2.0 high;youngerpartsdenselypapillose. FI. Fr.: October-March.
Leavesamplexicaultosemiamplexicaul,broadlyovate,ovate-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
lanceolate, acute to acuminate at apex, deflexed, glandular-
punctate.Racemesmostlyaestival,simpleorrarelycompound;
rachis papillose; bracts leafy, entire to subentire. Flowers Wearegrateful toDr. G.N. Sharma,Head,Department
pinktopurplish-pink. Sepals 5, each 1.5-2.25 x 1.0-1.5 mm, ofBotany,Govt.DungarCollege,Bikaner,forencouragement.
ovatetotrullate-ovate,denticulate,subequal,outertwosmaller Firstauthorthankful toUGCforfinancialassistance.
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Pandey, R.P. (2002): Additions to the Flora of Gujarat-III. ./. Econ. Shetty, B.V. & V. Singh (1987-93): Flora of Rajasthan Vol. I-III.
Taxon. Bot. 26 (2): 505. Botanical SurveyofIndia,Howrah.
22. ACACIA SALIGNA (LABILL.) WENDL. (MIMOSACEAE)
A NEW RECORD FOR RAJASTHAN
1
Jeetendra Kantiya2 andSumanC. Sharma2-3
'Accepted September 27, 2007
26-K-l, South Extension, Pawanpuri, Bikaner 334 003, Rajasthan, India
’Email: [email protected]
During a local plant collection visit to Bikaner
district, Rajasthan, we collected Acacia saligna (Labill.)
Wendl. from near Jaipur road, Bikaner. A perusal of
literature showsthatthis specieshasnotbeenreportedfrom
Rajasthan.
This paperrecords forthe firsttime the occurrence of
Acacia saligna (Labill.) Wendl. from Rajasthan. The
specimensofAcaciasaligna(Labill.)Wendl.,collectedfrom
nearJaipurroad,Bikaner,havebeenhousedintheHerbarium,
Department of Botany, Govt. Dungar College, Bikaner,
Rajasthan.
The identification ofthe species is based on the Flora
ofWestPakistanVol.36: 1-41,S.I.Ali(1973).
Acaciasaligna (Labill.)Wendl.,Comm.Acac.Aphyll.:
26.1820. (Fig. I). Mimosa saligna Labill., PI.Nov.
Holl.2:86.t.235.1806.
A tall shrub, phyllode with a prominent midrib,
straight or curved, 12-16 cm long, c. 7-12 mm broad, tip
blunt. Inflorescence pedunculate, heads, arranged Fig. 1:A. Floweringtwig, B. Pod,C& DFlower
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