Genus Acacia P. Miller s. l. (Fabaceae) In Maharashtra (India): Diversity and Ecological Status

Garad K. U. 1*, R. D. Gore2, S. P. Gaikwad3

1 Taxa Research Laboratory, Department of Botany, Shankarrao Mohite Mahavidyalaya, Akluj, Solapur- 413 101 (MS), India.
23 Life Science Research Laboratory, Walchand College of Arts and Science, Solapur- 413 006 (MS), India.
*garadku@gmail.com

Article Info		Abstract
Received: 03-09-2015, Revised: 26-09-2015, Accepted: 30-09-2015		Present taxonomic revision on the genus Acacia P. Miller is provided based on critical field studies, and examination of specimens deposited in various herbaria such as Botanical Survey of India, Pune (BSI); Blatter Herbarium, Mumbai (BLAT); and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University Herbarium, Aurangabad (BAMUA); Walchand College Herbarium, Solapur (WCAS. The genus Acacia P. Miller comes under 34 species and 5 subspecies in Maharashtra. A. concurrens Pedly, is newly recorded from Maharashtra. This revision provides an artificial key to species, updated nomenclature, citations, detailed morphological descriptions, notes on identity, present ecological status, and socioeconomic relevance within political boundaries of Maharashtra state (India).
Keywords: Acacia, Ecology, Maharashtra, Phylogeny, Revision, Socioeconomic.

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Garad K. U., R. D. Gore, S. P. Gaikwad, 2015. Genus Acacia P. Miller s. l. (Fabaceae) In Maharashtra (India): Diversity and Ecological Status. Science Research Reporter, 5(2): 153-176.

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