Three New Distributional Records for Floral Wealth of Khandesh Region of Maharashtra, India

Abstract

While documenting a flora of Jalgaon district in 2023, authors came across a species of Crotalaria, Commicarpus and Desmodium in the forest region of Chalisgaon area. Specimens were identified as Crotalaria gajureliana A. Gholave, et al., recently described new species from Nasik region (2021), and later as Commicarpus boissieri (Heimerl) Cufod. & Grewia abutilifolia. Vent. ex A. Juss. Collected species were not reported earlier thus these stand new distributional records for the Khandesh region of Maharashtra. Taxonomic descriptions, phenology and color photograph is provided to facilitate easy identification of specimens.