Distribution and habitat
Psammogeton rani-magotrae is currently known from its type
locality Mandal, Jammu region, India. It grows on dry and sandy places
at the elevation of 285 m, about 10 Km towards south-west of Jammu. The
new species grows in association with Arenaria serpyllifolia L.,Artemisia scoparia Waldst. & Kitam., Aristida hystrix L.
f., Boerhavia diffusa L., Calotropis procera (Aiton)
Dryand., Crassula tillaea Lest.-Garl, Evolvulus alsinoides(L.) L., Filago pyramidata L., Ifloga spicata (Forssk.)
Sch. Bip., Indigofera cordifolia Roth, I. linifolia(L.f.) Retz., I. linnaei Ali, Lactuca dissecta D. Don,Misopates orontium (L.) Raf., Saccharum spontaneum L.,Sida acuta Burm. f., Taphrosia purpurea (L.) Pers.
Table 1. Morphological comparison among Psammogeton rani-magotrae and
its closely allied species P. canescens and P shivalikense