Phytogeography of lesser known Mimusops andamanensis King & Gamble (Sapotaceae) with special reference to its occurrence in Little Andaman Island
- Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram 695 562, Kerala, India.
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The Andaman - Nicobar Archipelago in the Bay of Bengal exhibits multi dimensional floristic affinities towards major landmasses of South and Southeast Asia such as Northeast India, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Peninsular India (Western Ghats) and Sri Lanka. From geological point of view, the Andaman - Nicobar Islands are considered as the emergent peaks of a submerged mountain range in continuation with the Arakan Yoma Mountains of the Myanmar towards the Moluccas Island of the Indonesia. Mimusops andamanensis King & Gamble, is a critically endangered insular botanical entity with disjunct distribution in Sri Lanka and Andaman-Nicobar Islands. The natural history of Mimusops andamanensis King & Gamble is described here with illustrations, based on the rediscovery of this taxon from Andaman Islands.
[Sam P. Mathew, C. K. Biju & H. Biju (2015); Phytogeography of lesser known Mimusops andamanensis King & Gamble (Sapotaceae) with special reference to its occurrence in Little Andaman Island Int. J. of Adv. Res. 3 (Jun). 1127-1131] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
