Volume 26, Issue 77, January - June, 2025

First Report of Astraea lobata (Linnaeus) Klotzsch [Euphorbiaceae] in Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu

Thomas Michael Antony Packiam^1♦, Subramanian Mutheeswaran², Kante Nethaji³, Palpandi Madhan⁴

¹Department of Zoology, S. T. Hindu College, Nagercoil – 629002, affiliated with Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
²Xavier Research Foundation, St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai, Tamil Nadu, India
³Urban Forestry Wing, HMDA, Hyderabad, India
⁴Xavier Research Foundation, St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai, Tamil Nadu, India

^♦Corresponding Author
Department of Zoology, S. T. Hindu College, Nagercoil – 629002, affiliated with Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India

ABSTRACT

Astraea lobata (L.) Klotzsch (Euphorbiaceae) is reported here for the first time from Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, India. Previously, this species was known only from Maharashtra (Solapur), Tripura (Agartala), West Bengal (Darjeeling), and Assam (Dima Hasao). This paper provides a detailed description, relevant taxonomic information, field data, a distribution map, and photographic plates to aid in the identification of the species.

Keywords: New record, Astraea lobata, Euphorbiaceae, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India

Species, 2025, 26(77), e26s3133

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi.v26i77.e26s3133

Published: 15 June 2025