Richardia L. (Rubiaceae) – A New Addition of Genera to the Flora of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
- Apurba Kumar Das1* and Chandrakasan Sivaperuman2
- DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15037190
- ISA Journal of Multidisciplinary (ISAJM)
The flora of Andaman and Nicobar Islands is flourished with variety of species; a lot of species are still unknown from these islands. We are reporting Richardia scabra L. which is a small flowering plant (Angiosperm) belongs to family Rubiaceae, this genus till now unknown from these islands. From the Great Nicobar Island we collected this specimen and it represents the first record of this genus in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. A brief taxonomic description, color photographs and distribution map are provided.