The significant Nepeta bombaiensis Dalzell (Lamiaceae) is endemic to the Indian subcontinent. We recorded during the floristic study, which has an extended distribution in the Indian part of the northern Western Ghats region. Along with the precise representation, morphology, and vegetation, this research piece discusses the expanded distribution of the new plant species in the floristic study of the northern Western Ghats, India. N. bombaiensis are collected during the extensive botanical study of Maharashtra's northern Western Ghats. These species were identified as new records and an expanded distribution of the flora of Nashik district, Maharashtra, India, based on macroscopic and microscopic observations and a review of available references.

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