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<p>Three populations of <italic>Amaranthus powellii</italic> were discovered in Kerala region (SE-India), representing the first record of this species for the national flora. A morphological description based on the Indian plants, as well as ecological data are given. A preliminary list of all the <italic>Amaranthus</italic> species occurring in India, which was never published during the last 136 years, is also provided.</p>
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Three populations of Amaranthus powellii were discovered in Kerala region (SE-India), representing the first record of this species for the national flora. A morphological description based on the Indian plants, as well as ecological data are given. A preliminary list of all the Amaranthus species occurring in India, which was never published during the last 136 years, is also provided.

<italic>Amaranthus powellii</italic> (Amaranthaceae), a  new addition for the flora of India and a preliminary list of the Indian <italic>Amaranthus</italic> species

Research centre University of Kerala, University College

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 (Amaranthaceae), a  new addition for the flora of India and a preliminary list of the Indian  species

Three populations of Amaranthus powellii were discovered in Kerala region (SE-India), representing the first record of this species for the national flora. A...

Amaranthus powellii (Amaranthaceae), a  new addition for the flora of India and a preliminary list of the Indian Amaranthus species

Published Online: Jul 08, 2021

Page range: 257 - 262

Received: Aug 28, 2020

Accepted: Jan 05, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hacq-2021-0005

Keywords
Alien species, species list, Asia, new record

© 2021 Sindhu Arya et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Amaranthus powellii (Amaranthaceae), a new addition for the flora of India and a preliminary list of the Indian Amaranthus species

Published Online: Jul 08, 2021

Page range: 257 - 262

Received: Aug 28, 2020

Accepted: Jan 05, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hacq-2021-0005

KeywordsAlien species, species list, Asia, new record

© 2021 Sindhu Arya et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Amaranthus powellii (Amaranthaceae), a  new addition for the flora of India and a preliminary list of the Indian Amaranthus species

Keywords
Alien species, species list, Asia, new record