RUELLIA PSEUDOPATULA: AN ADDITION TO MADHYA PRADESH FLORA FROM KUNO NATIONAL PARK

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Ashutosh Kumar Verma¹, Sanjay Mishra²*, B. Lakshmanudu² and O N Maurya²

Department of Botany, Siddharth University, Kapilvastu, Siddharthnagar, Uttar Pradesh 272202¹

Botanical Survey of India, Central Regional Centre, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh 211002²

Received-03.09.2025, Revised-15.09.2025, Accepted-29.09.2025

Abstract: In the present paper, the occurrence of Ruellia pseudopatulaEnsermu in Madhya Pradesh, is being reported first time for the flora of Madhya Pradesh. A brief description with updated nomenclature, locality, and photographs have been provided.

Keywords: Acanthaceae, Addition, Flora, Kuno, Madhya Pradesh

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