Notes on three new immigrant species of spilanthes JACQ. (asteraceae) in India and the identity of the common 'tooth - ache plant'
VV Sivarajan
Department of Botany, University of Calicut, 673 635, Kerala, India
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V V Sivarajan Department of Botany, University of Calicut, 673 635, Kerala India
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Three new immigrant species of Spilanthes Jacq. (Asteraceae) is described for the first time from India. Their current nomenclature and an artificial key for the identification of the 5 Indian species are provided. The identity of the commonly used 'tooth-ache' plant is also discussed.