Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

AN ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION RECORD OF CEROPEGIA ROLLAE HEMADRI FROM CHAVANDWADI, INDIA

Rohan Bhagat and Ramakant Mhatre

Abstract

Ceropegiarollae Hemadri (Apocynaceae) an endemic and critically endangered plant was first time recorded from a mountain pass in the Western Ghats ranges of Maharashtra known as Naneghat. The note describes additional distribution photographic record of Ceropegiarollae on flat terrain at elevation of 842 mm Chavandwadi village. Chavandwadi is the base village of Chavand Fort (Prasannagad) which is a hill fort situated 30 km from the modern-day town of Naryangoan in Junnar Taluka of Pune district in Maharashtra, India.