Notes on the genus Tylophora R. Br. (Asclepiadaceae) of India

Abstract

A new subspecies, Tylophora perakensis King & Gamble subsp. andamanica is described and illustrated from Little Andaman Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. A new combination, Tylophora hookeriana is proposed and the distributional status of T. indica Merr. var. intermedia M.A. Rahman & Wilcock is also discussed based on the fresh collections from Andaman Islands.