DOI: 10.54207/bsmps2000-2023-y6xiru ISSN: 0971-9415

Polyembryonic twin seedlings in Madhuca diplostemon (Sapotaceae) - a critically endangered and endemic species of the Western Ghats

Kanjitharayil Nithyamol, Rejitha Joseph, Panthalattu Anusha, Sreedharan Shylajakumari, Sainudeen Shareef, Ettickal Sukumaran Kumar
Madhuca diplostemon is a critically endangered and endemic species of the southern Western Ghats, represented by a single mature individual. The occurrence of twin seedlings in this species is being reported here for the first time will be useful future genetic improvement and conservation programs for this species.

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