Additions to Angiosperm Flora of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India-III

Abstract

Five Angiosperm species are being reported as new distributional records for Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Cyanotis and Biophytum form new generic records for the eco-region. Brief description and photographs are provided for all the species.

Cyanotis deccanensis sp. nov. (Commelinaceae) from Eastern Ghats, Andhra Pradesh, India

“…Only one species i.e. C. axillaris (L.) D. Don has been recorded from Andaman & Nicobar Islands (Singh et al 20, 2021, Naik et al 2015, 2020, Singh and Ranjan 2021) whereas 13 species are distributed in parts of Eastern Ghats including the new species ( C. deccanensis ) described here. The Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh state is widely recognized as one of the richest and most unique regions for plant diversity in India (Sivaramakrishna and Yugandhar 2020, Sivaramakrishna et al 2021).…”

“…In India, most of the diversity of Cyanotis speciesis is confined to Peninsular India, particularly Western Ghats (Wight 1853, Clarke 1871, 1881, Hooker 1894, 1898, Fischer 1931, Pullaiah and Chennaih 1997, Pullaiah and Karuppusamy 2008, Nandikar and Gurav 2014, Naik et al 2015, 2019, 2020. Only one species i.e.…”