Research Article | Published: 31 July 2025

New distributional record of Burmannia disticha (Burmanniaceae) from Eastern Ghats of Odisha

Jeewan Singh Jalal, Yasaswinee Rout, Prabhat Kumar Das and Malay Prithwiraj Sahoo

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 48 | Issue: 2 | Page No. 137-139 | 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2025-79539R | Cite this article

Abstract

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.

Keywords

Burmannia disticha, Eastern Ghats, Odisha

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Jalal, J.S., Rout, Y., Das, P.K. and Sahoo, M.P., 2025. New distributional record of Burmannia disticha (Burmanniaceae) from Eastern Ghats of Odisha. Indian Journal of Forestry, 48(2), pp.137-139. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2025-79539R

Publication History

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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