Title: Calyptocarpus vialis Less. (Asteraceae) - a new record for Kerala, India.
Abstract: Calyptocarpus vialis Less (Asteraceae) collected from Kasaragod district for the first time in Kerala. The detailed description, up-to-date nomenclature, ecological notes and photographs of this species have been presented. India received many exotic weeds, ever since the Portugese settlement in India. A vast majority of these, later got naturalized and now appear to be native flora, while a few have overtaken the native flora either completely or altering the native ecosystems. The genus Calyptocarpus Less. of the tribe Heliantheae (Asteraceae) is of tropical and subtropical origin, native of South America, Mexico and West Indies with three species distributed from Texas to Guatemala (Mabberley 2008). But it has already become an invasive weed (Peng & Kao 1984) and is getting distributed to new localities all over the world. It was first reported as a new record for India by Ahuja & Pataskar (1969) from Poona of Maharashtra. Later its presence from Uttar Pradesh
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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