Check List 11(3): e19259, doi: 10.15560/11.3.1661
Ceratophyllum platyacanthum subsp. oryzetorum (Kom.) Les (Ceratophyllaceae): an addition to the flora of India from Kashmir Himalaya
expand article infoAijaz Hassan Ganie, Bilal A. Tali, Anzar A. Khuroo, Zafar A. Reshi, Donlad H. Les‡
‡ University of Connecticut, United States of America

Corresponding author: Aijaz Ganie ( natans@rediffmail.com )

© 2017 Aijaz Ganie, Bilal Tali, Anzar Khuroo, Zafar Reshi, Donlad Les.
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Citation: Reshi Z, Ganie A, Tali B, Khuroo A, Les D (2015) Ceratophyllum platyacanthum subsp. oryzetorum (Kom.) Les (Ceratophyllaceae): an addition to the flora of India from Kashmir Himalaya. Check List 11(3): 1661. https://doi.org/10.15560/11.3.1661
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Abstract
Ceratophyllum platyacanthum Cham. subsp. oryzetorum (Kom.) Les (Ceratophyllaceae) is recorded for the first time from Kashmir Himalaya and India. The species differs from its closely related taxon, Ceratophyllum demersum, in having smaller leaves and the fruit with a facial spine. A comparison between Ceratophyllum demersum and C. platyacanthum subsp. oryzetorum, and the taxonomic description, photographs and distribution map are provided to facilitate its field identification in the region. 
Keywords
aquatic angiosperm; biodiversity; taxonomy; distribution