Taxonomic significance of fruit and seed morphology in identification of South Indian Rauvolfia (Apocynaceae)
Anil Kumar C., Bindu S., Chitra C.R. & P.J. Mathew
Published on : 31-Dec-2011
DOI : https://dx.doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2011.21.02.08
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Morphological characters of fruits and seeds of all the five Rauvolfia species, viz., R. hookeri, R. micrantha, R. serpentina, R. tetraphylla and R. verticillata, occurring in South India were analysed. Comparative study revealed that the species can be delimited based on fruit/seed characters and an artificial key is provided for the same.
