| 6.New records to the family Acanthaceae of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India |
| Fouziya Saleem, Gautam Anuj Ekka and Lal Ji Singh |
| Asystasia dalzelliana Santapau, Ruellia prostrata Poir. and Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims of the family Acanthaceae are recorded here for the first time as the additions to the flora of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The detailed morphological description along with phenology, habitat, ecology and, distributional range are discussed. Keywords: Acanthus family, Asystasia, Ruellia, Taxonomy, Thunbergia. |