Wollea bharadwajae Singh from Satara District Maharashtra

Wollea bharadwajae Singh from Satara District Maharashtrat

Genus Wollea comprises four species viz., Wollea saccata Born et Flah. (1888) , Wollea bharadwajae R. N. Singh (1942), Wollea lemnae Guerrero (1947), Wollea udaipurensis Gupta et Kumar (1968). From these species Wollea saccata Born et Flah., Wollea bharadwajae Singh R. N. and Wollea udaipurensis Gupta et Kumar have been reported from India. Present paper deals with first time report on the occurrence of Wollea bharadwajae Singh R. N. from Satara district. A comparative account with the forms recorded earlier and it’s Aaxonomic status has been described in detail in this communication.