Contents: 1. Taxonomic revision of the genus OPHIORRHIZA L. (Rubiaceae) in Indian subcontinent/D.B. Deb and D.C. Mondal. 2. Observations on the distribution of the rare Suriana maritima L. (Surianaceae) in the gulf of Mannar biosphere reserve, Southern India/P. Daniel, P. Umamaheswari and K. Sampath Kumar. 3. Megaspore succession through the Raniganj – Panchet transition in the Raniganj coalfield, India/Arabinda Sannigrahi and Pankaj K. Pal. 4. The identity of Trigonella upendrae Chowdhery & R.R. Rao (Fabaceae)/L.B. Chaudhary. 5. A new subspecies of Azadirachta indica A. Juss. (Meliaceae) from India/M.J. Kothari, A.N. Londhe and N.P. Singh. Short communications: 1. The wild plants of aesthetic value in Andaman and Nicobar Islands/P.S.N. Rao and S.K. Srivastava. 2. Epilobium ladakhianum T.K. Paul – a new species from India/T.K. Paul. Book review: 1. Economic botany in the tropics (ed. 2)/N.P. Singh and R. C. Srivastava.