Burmannia disticha L. (Burmanniaceae), commonly known as Double-Spike Bluethread, has been documented in the Eastern Ghats of Odisha, India for the first time as a new distributional record for the state.
Burmannia disticha, Eastern Ghats, Odisha
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Manuscript Received on 02 July 2025
Manuscript Revised on 21 July 2025
Manuscript Accepted on 28 July 2025
Manuscript Published on 31 July 2025
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