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Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh. On critical no yellow flowered Morning Glory from the Indian
identificationanddetailedstudy,thespecimenturnedouttobe subcontinent is available. Forfurtherclarification, we also
Ipomoea hederifolia Linn. When compared with red/orange consulted Dr. Steven Jensen, Jordell Laboratory, Royal
colouredflowers,therewereslightvariationsinthespecimens Botanical Garden Kew; he communicated that there
inmostofthecharactersexcepttheinflorescencetype,colour was only one specimen of I. hederifolia, which had
of the flower and size of the fruit. The details of the been collected from Asia (i.e. in Jiangsu-China). Perusal
morphologicalfeatureareasfollows: anannualtwiner, 3-6m of literature (Cooke 1901-1909, Bentham and Hooker
in height; stems glabrous or sparsely pubescent; 1862-83; Shah 1978) has revealedthat there is no record of
leaves ovate to suborbicular, 2.5-8.0 x 1.5-8.5 cm, acute to yellow flowered specimens in Ipomoea hederifolia. This is
acuminate apex, cordate at base, entire or 3-lobed, glabrous; therefore, the first record from India. Acc. No. VMR/
mm
flowered cymes; pedicles 10-12 long; sepals oblong to 523, 547.
mm
elliptic, 3-6 long, obtuse to truncate; outer sepals with
mm ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
1.5-2.0 long, subterminal, fleshy arista, glabrous; corolla
yellow,hypocrateriform,3.4-5.0cmlong;capsulessubglobose,
7-9mmlong; seedspyriform, darkbrown, glabrous. We thank Dr. M.J. Parmar, Dy. Director, Botanical
On consultation to Dr. M.J. Parmar, Dy. Director of Survey of India, Jodhpur and Dr. Steven Jensen, Jordell
BSI, Arid zone Circle Jodhpur, it has been noted that Laboratory, Kew, forthe valuable information.
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Bentham,G.&J.D. Hooker(1862-1883):GeneraPlantarum.London. Calcutta).
Cooke,T.(1901-1908):TheFloraofthePresidencyofBombay.Volume Shah, G.L. (1978): Flora of Gujarat State. Part I & II. Sardar Patel
I, II&III,London. (Rep. Edn. 1958, Botanical SurveyofIndia University,VallabhVidyanagar.
22. ORNITHOGALUM ERYTHRAEUM (WEBB & BERTHEL.) MANNING AND GOLDBLATT
(HYACINTHACEAE) - A NEW RECORD FOR MAHARASHTRA
K.V.C. Gosavi13 U.S. Yadav2and S.R. Yadav14
,
'DepartmentofBotany,Shivaji University, Kolhapur416004. Maharashtra.India.
"DepartmentofBotany,WillingdonCollege, Sangli416415, Maharashtra. India. Email: [email protected]
’Email: [email protected]
4Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Introduction
Morphological, phytochemical, microstructural and than representing generic boundaries. Thus, the species
moleculardataonmembersofHyacinthaceaehasresultedin previously placed in Dipcadi are now treated under
the recognition of four subfamilies, the new world Ornithogalum L. Manning etal. (2004).
Oziroeoideae and the old world Hyacinthoideae, All the 9 species and two varieties of Dipcadi in
Ornithogaloidae and Urginoideae (Speta 1998a,b; Pfosser India are now treated under the genus Ornithogalum by
and Septa 1999; Manning et al. 2004). Subfamily Manning et al. (2004). The Indian species include
Ornithogaloideae,characterizedbyflattenedorangularseeds Ornithogalum concanense (Dalzell) J.C. Manning and
withtightlyadheringtesta,isconsideredtoincludethesingle Goldblatt, O. erythraeum (Webb & Berthel.) Manning and
genus Ornithogalum L., [Sp. pi.: 306 (1753). Type: Goldblatt, O. maharashtrense (Deb. & S. Dasgupta)
Ornithogalum arabicum L.], which is expanded to include J.C.ManningandGoldblatt,O. minor(Hook.f.)J.C.Manning
the genera Albuca L., Dipcadi Medik., Galtonia Decne., and Goldblatt, O. reidii (Deb. & S. Dasgupta) J.C. Manning
Neopatersonia Schonland, and Pseudogaltonia (Kuntze) and Goldblatt, O. saxorum (Blatt.) J.C. Manning and
Engl. According to Manning et al. (2004), the generic Goldblatt, O. serotinum (L.) J.C. Manning and Goldblatt,
segregates of distinctive floral forms are morphological O. turbinatumJ.C.ManningandGoldblatt,O. turbinatumvar.
syndromesdevelopedinassociationwithdiversepollination madrasicum (E. Barnes & C.E.C. Fisch) J.C.Manning and
strategies. Itopensthewaytoacceptthattheyreflectadaptive Goldblatt, O. ursulae (Blatt.) J.C. Manning and Goldblatt
modesthatwereexploitedbygroupsofrelatedspeciesrather and O. ursulae var. longiracemosum (Deb. & S. Dasgupta)
J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 105 (3), Sep-Dec 2008 361
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352.1978; Shetty and Singh in FI. Raj. 2. 843.1991.
Hyacinthus serotinus Forsskal, FI. Aegyptiaco - Arabica
209.1775. UropetalumunicolorStocksinJoum.Bot.4: 180.
1852. Dipcadi unicolor(Stocks) Bakerin Joum. Linn. Soc.
11: 397. 1871; Hook. FI. Brit. India 6: 346. 1892. Fig. 1.
Bulbous perennial herb; bulbs globose, 1.5-2.0 x 1.5-
2.0cm, tunicated; rootsfibrousfrombasal disc. Leaves2-3
perbulb,25-35x0.5-1.5cm,linear,flat,6-7nerved,acuteat
apex, margin curved upwards. Scapes short, 15-25 x 0.2-
0.3 cm, erect, stout, glabrous;racemes 1-3 flowered,4-5 cm
mm
long. Flowers 15-18 inlength,greenish-white,drooping
while blooming, bracteate; bracts 5-8 x 2 mm, deltoid,
membranoustoscarious,acuminate;pedicels 10-15x 1 mm,
mm
slender,green. Perianth 15-18 inlength,greenish-white,
unitedto 1/3ofthelength;outerperianthlobes9-11x3mm,
6-7 nerved, broadly lanceolate, recurved while bloomingof
flower; inner perianth lobes 10-11 x 2.5 mm, 5-nerved,
mm
recurvedfromthetips. Stamens6,6.5-7 long;filaments
5.5x 0.7mm;anthers2.5x0.6mm.Gynoecium 11-12x2.5mm;
ovary6-6.5 x2.5 mm; style5x1 mm,stipeshort,uptol mm
long, Capsule 12-15 x 10-12 mm, Seeds 6-7 mm in dia.,
rotund, black.
Fig. 1: Ornithogalumerythraeum Flowering & Fruiting: August-September.
a. flowerfromJodhpur; b. flowerfrom Dhulia; c.fruits; d. somatic
chromosomes (2n=22) Distribution: india:Rajasthan(North-WestRajasthan),
Maharashtra (Dhulia); Egypt; Afghanistan; Baluchistan;
J.C. ManningandGoldblatt. Ornithogalum maharashtrense Pakistan
andO. ursulaevar.longiracemosumarevariantsofO. ursulae Chromosome number (2n): 22
do not deserve any taxonomic status and have been reduced Plants collected from Dhulia are under cultivation in
to synonyms ofO. ursulae. Botanical Garden, Shivaji University Kolhapur.
Oftheremainingeightspecies,sixarerecordedforthe Note: It grows on the hills of the arid region in
stateofMaharashtra. Ornithogalumerythraeum isknownto Rajasthan after rains. In Maharashtra, it grows in terrain
occurinEgypt,Afghanistan,Baluchistan,PakistanandIndia. with rocky substratum around Dhuliaregion (Laling ghat).
In India, it is so far reported from Bhairaswara, Jaisalmer The population found at Dhulia region differs from the
and Jodhpurregion ofRajasthan. population growing at Jodhpur only in its greenish-white
DuringAugust2006,somespecimensofOrnithogalum flowers(Fig. lb)andjust2-3flowersperscape.Thesomatic
were collected from Laling ghat in Dhulia district of chromosome number observed was 2n=22 (Fig. Id). This
Maharashtra. Ondetailedanalysis, the specimensturnedout diploid number 2n=22 of the species in population from
to be of Ornithogalum erythraeum. Somatic chromosome Rajasthan region has also been reported by Jakhi et al.
number2n=22wasobservedinthespecimen,whichhasalso (1994).
beenreported forthe speciesby earlierworkers (Jakhi etal. Uses: Bulbs are eaten in Sind and Baluchistan.
1994). An occurrence of O. erythraeum in Dhulia district
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
formsanewrecordforthestateofMaharashtra.Thepresent
paperreports on morphology, somatic chromosome number
and an extended distribution ofO. erythraeum. Senior author would like to thank Department of
Ornithogalum erythraeum (Webb & Berthel.) J.C. Biotechnology (DBT) New Delhi, forfinancial assistance and
Manning and Goldblatt. [Edinb. Jour. Bot. 60(3): 533-568 to the Head, Department of Botany, Shivaji University for
(2004)].DipcadierythraeumWebb& Berthel.,Hist. nat. Illes providingfacilities. Secondauthoristhankfultoauthoritiesof
Canaries 2 (3): 341. 1848; Cooke, FI. Pres. Bomb. 2:770. Shivaji University for providing financial assistance and to
1907 (Repr. ed 3: 278.1958); Bhandari, FI. Indian desert Principal,WillingdonCollege, Sangliforprovidingfacilities.
362 J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 105 (3), Sep-Dec 2008
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Dipcadierythraeum. J. Cytol. Genet. 29(1): 89-93. 852-875.
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HABENARIA COMMELINIFOLIA WALL. (ORCHIDACEAE) -A NEW ADDITION TO THE FLORA
23.
OFANDHRA PRADESH
S. Karuppusamy1 S. SandhyaRani2andT. Pullaiah2,3
,
'DepartmentofBotany,TheMaduraCollege,Madurai625Oil,TamilNadu,India. Email: [email protected]
departmentofBotany,Sri KrishnadevarayaUniversity,Anantapur515003,AndhraPradesh, India.
-’Email: [email protected]
Introduction 2.5 cm broad. Inflorescence 20 cm long, many flowered
Habenaria is one of the largest genera in the Family spikes. Flowers white, 2 cm across; bracts linear-lanceolate
Orchidaceae, which comprises ofabout 750 species world- 1.6 cm long; lateral sepals gibbous, hatchet-shaped, dorsal
wide. Usually this genus are tuberous rooted, terrestrial, a orbicular, hooded; petals oblong, lip linearat base, trilobed,
few ofthemepiphytic and lithophytic, herbaceousannual in side lobes filiform, mid lobe shorter; spur ca. 6 cm long,
nature. In India, about 59 species ofHabenaria have been slender, incurved.
reported mainly from the foothills of Himalayas, Western Flowering & Fruiting: October-December.
GhatsandEasternGhats(Boseetal. 1999).H.commelinifolia Distribution: India: Western Himalaya, Garhwal,
Wall, has been reportedfromcentral Indianorthwards up to Kumaon, central India, West Bengal, Chota Nagpur,
WesternHimalayas. The report ofthis species is an addition Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh; Nepal; Myanmar; Vietnam;
tothefloraofAndhraPradesh.Thepreviousfloristicaccounts Thailand.
ofAndhra Pradesh have reported species of Habenaria Specimen examined: Andhra Pradesh, Chittoor
1 1
(Pullaiah 1999). district,MudendlakoravainTirumalahills,S. Karuppusamy,
Habenaria commelinifolia Wall, ex Lindl. Gen. Sp. 31663 (SKU).
Orch. 325. 1835;Hook.f.FI. Brit. India6: 143. 1890; Haines, Ecology: Plantsofthistaxon appearonly in monsoon
Bot Bihar & Orissa 3: 1 157. 1924; Fischer in Gamble, FI. among the Cymbopogon dominated grassland at above
MadrasPres.3: 1470. 1928;Sant. & Kapadia,Orch. Bombay 1000 m altitude. The population ofthis taxon is very scarce
25.t.4.f.l1-12. 1966. in Andhra Pradesh, due to over grazing and seasonal forest
Robusttuberousherb. Stem upto90cmtall, sheathed fire.
below, leafy above; tubers one or two, ellipsoid. Leaves Conservationstatus: RareinAndhraPradesh. Itneeds
oblong-lanceolate, finely acuminate up to 10 cm long and furtherecological assessmentstoconserve this taxon.
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Bose,T.K.,S.K. Bhattacharjee,P.Das&U.C. Basak(1999):Orchids Pullaiah,T.(1999): FloraofAndhraPradesh(India).Vol.3. Scientific
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ShaheedBhagatSingh Road, Mumbai400001, Maharashtra, India.
