Reasons for disappearance of ceropegia odorate from india
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During explorations in the Nepanagar Tehsil, Burhanpur District of Madhya Pradesh, the senior author collected interesting Ceropegia in the vegetative (tubers) stage. The tubers were grown in a garden and when the plants flowered they were identified to be of C. odorata Nimmo ex J. Graham, which is not reported in the Flora of Madhya Pradesh (Mudgal et al. 1997) and hence forms a new record for the state of Madhya Pradesh. The herbarium specimens have been deposited at the Herbarium of SNPG Govt. College, Khandwa and Government College Bhikangaon, Madhya Pradesh.
After its type collection it has been reported from Pavagarh and Panchamahal Districts of Gujarat (Sabnis & Bedi 1971) and Mount Abu, Rajasthan (Ansari 1984). It has also been reported from Toranmal forests in Maharashtra (Jagtap et al. 2004) and by the other two authors (SSK & SRY) from Kasara Ghat, Murbad and Karjat region of Maharashtra. The species is sparsely distributed and not more than 15–20 individuals were located. It was reported to be rare by Sabnis & Bedi (1971), Yadav (1997), Nayar & Sastry (2000), Jagtap & Das (2001) and Yadav & Kamble (2008). Singh et al. (2014) recently reported it from Bhoste Ghat (Khed), Matwan (Dapoli) and Hatiwale (Rajapur) in Ratnagiri District of Maharashtra. It is therefore evident that the species has a broad range of distribution in the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. Moreover the species is known with a good number of populations from Maharashtra.
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