Mikania cordata (Burm.f.) Robins., (Asteraceae) occurring hitherto in Kerala state in Southern India has been collected from Coimbatore District of Tamilnadu, thereby extending its distribution as well as forming a new record for the state.

The present paper deals with an account of 40 species, 1 variety and 1 forma belonging to 10 genera of bamboos occurring in Assam. Genera and species are enumerated in alphabetical order followed by citations and distribution.

Aeschynanthus micrantha C.B. Clarke has been reported as a new record for flora of West Bengal from Gorumara National Park of Jalpaiguri district.

Taeniophyllum alwisii Lindl., a tiny, leafless, rare and little known epiphytic orchid so far known only from Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu is recorded from the Idukki district of Kerala State.

The present paper deals with an additional distributional record of Chenopodium schraderianum Roem. & Schult. from India, as well as a new record for Flora of India. A detailed  description, ecology, phenology (only flowering and fruiting time), taxonomy and phytogeography have been provided along with illustrations.

Ipomoea staphylina Roem.& Schult. (Convolvulaceae) is reported as an addition to the flora of Marathwada region of Maharashtra State, India.

Six species of angiosperms, viz. Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad. ex Eckl. & Zeyh., Curcuma caesia Roxb., Pedalium murex L., Rauvolfia tetraphylla L., Solanum myriacanthum Dunal and Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Sm., have been reported as new records for Central India.

The study highlights the medicinal plants used for treating cuts and wounds by the tribals of Khammam district of Andhra Pradesh. It yielded 46 species of plants covering 45 genera and 34 families. Six plants are exclusively used for cuts, 19 for wounds and 21 for both. One plant species and 8 practices each for cuts and wounds and 11 for both were found to be new.

The genus Caldesia Parl. is represented by thre species in India - C. grandis Samuel., C.oligococca (F.v. Muell) Buch. and C. parnassi folia (Bassi ex L.) Parl. The specimen from Lower Bengal is  quite distinct from the above mentioned species, though  allied to C. grandis  Samuel. and C. parnassi folia  (Bassi ex L.) Parl.,and deserves a distinct specific recognition. A palynotaxonomical account is presented in the text.

A rare fern ally, Selaginella dixitii Madhusoodanan and Nampy, is reported for the first time from Tamil Nadu state.

The new species Globba rahmanii Yusuf (Zingiberaceae) sp. nov. from Bangladesh is described and illustrated. The species grows in shady moist hill slopes at high altitude, 1200 m, in Chittagong and Hill Tracts districts of Bangladesh. Diagnostic morphological characters from closely related taxa are discussed.

Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv., a tropical African grass of many uses, is reported for the first time from Peninsular India. The detailed description with illustration and necessary notes is provided here.

Syzygium alternifolium (Wight) Walp. is recorded for the first time in Southern Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu. Detailed description and illustrations are provided.

The present paper highlights the occurrence of Soliva anthemifolia (Juss.) R.Br. as a new generic record to the flora of Himachal Pradesh collected from Pong dam wetland area of district Kangra (H.P.). This species has been found hitherto unknown to the flora of Himachal Pradesh. Notes on its morphological characters, habit and habitat are given.

Arthraxon nudus (Steudel) Hochst and Ischaemum commutatum Hackel, are reported as new distributional records for the state of Andhra Pradesh. Brief description, phenology and distri-butional pattern of the taxa are provided

Blumea lanceolaria (Roxb.) Druce var. spectabilis (DC.) Randeria of family Asteraceae is reported as a new record from Darjeeling district of West Bengal.