v5i2.111

Submitted date: 25 October 2013
Accepted date: 18 November 2013
Published date: 25 December 2013
Pp. 140–141, Pl. 4.

Rediscovery of Mallotus intercedens (Euphorbiaceae)

E.S.S. Kumar*, M.P. Geethakumary & A.G. Pandurangan
*Corresponding author. E-mail: santhoshkumares@gmail.com

The genus Mallotus Lour. is a large and complex paleotropical genus of about 150 species and are mainly distributed in Asia, Africa and Australasia to Fiji. In India it is represented by 17 species, of which Kerala harbours 12 species including two varieties.

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