Ficus cupulata Haines, an endemic plant in Madhya Pradesh, has been reported as a new record for Uttar Pradesh. Further, it is an extended distribution from the type locality.

The paper enumerates 108 species representing 35 genera of lichens found growing on twelve major tree species and other substrates in thirteen forest sites of Corbett Tiger Reserve, Uttaranchal, India. It also includes a comparative account of lichens growing on different phorophytes. The Syzygium cumini trees bear the maximum number of lichen species, represented by 64 species, followed by Shorea robusta, Mallotus philippensis, Murraya koenigii and Mangifera indica by 27, 21, 8 and 7 species respectively. Among the various localities of the Reserve, the Dugadda area has maximum diversity of 29 lichen species, followed by Chuhi, Sultan and Sandikhal by 19, 18 and 15 species respectively. Cryptothecia lunulata (Zahlbr.) Makh. & Patw., is the most common lichen of the Reserve, grows almost on all the trees. There is a dominance of crustose lichens, represented by 89 species while only 21 foliose lichens are known from the Reserve.

One hundred thirty accessions comprising Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. (99), V. unguiculata var. sesquipedalis (22), V. umbellata (7) and Vigna sps. (2) collected from Orissa during November 1994 are reported. The diversity & distribution pattern of each species have been highlighted. The variability among & within the species have been studied in detail.

Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC. an exotic species, collected at the Shervarayan hills is described and illustrated.

Exhaustive explorations of the forests of Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapara district of Odisha resulted in extension of range of Meyna laxiflora Robyns (Rubiaceae). After careful examinations the identity has been confirmed and the taxon is described as a new record both for the flora of Odisha and Bhitarkanika National Park as well in this communication. Brief description of the species along with correct nomenclature, ecology, phenology of flowering and distribution etc were provided.