Hexasepalum teres (Rubiaceae): A potential New World invasive alien weed from Eastern Ghats

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Published: 30.06.2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2018.28.1.04
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Eastern Ghats, Hexasepalum teres, invasive weed, Kolli Hills

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K Devanathan
Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College (Autonomous), Tambaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu – 600 059, India
D. Narasimhan
No.5, Santhana Lakshmi Street, Rajeshwari Nagar, Seliyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu-600 073, India

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Hexasepalum teres (Walter) J.H.Kirkbr. (Rubiaceae), a Neotropical invasive weed, is reported here for the first time from Eastern Ghats. The occurrence of this species raises alarm of its rapid invasion. 

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Vol. 28 No. 1 (2018): Rheedea

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Devanathan, K., & Narasimhan, D. (2018). Hexasepalum teres (Rubiaceae): A potential New World invasive alien weed from Eastern Ghats. Rheedea, 28(1), 37-39. https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2018.28.1.04

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