Nymphaea alba var. rubra Lönnr. (Nymphaeaceae): a new record for the aquatic flora of Kashmir Himalaya, India

Nymphaea alba var. rubra Lönnr. is reported for the first time from Dal Lake, Kashmir Himalaya, India. The taxonomic identification was confirmed based on rhizome, leaf and flower characters. A brief description and photographic illustrations of N. alba var. rubra are provided to valida...

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Main Authors: Afrozah Hassan, Shugufta Rasheed, Anzar A. Khuroo, Ather Masoodi, Irshad A. Nawchoo
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Shugufta Rasheed
Anzar A. Khuroo
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description Nymphaea alba var. rubra Lönnr. is reported for the first time from Dal Lake, Kashmir Himalaya, India. The taxonomic identification was confirmed based on rhizome, leaf and flower characters. A brief description and photographic illustrations of N. alba var. rubra are provided to validate the new distribution record for aquatic flora of this Himalayan region. A comparison of N. alba var. rubra with its allied taxon, N. alba var. alba, is provided to facilitate field identification.
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spelling doaj.art-2979c39ca0384e6a80a3e5fd08d1dadb2022-12-21T23:41:56ZengPensoft PublishersCheck List1809-127X2020-07-0116484184510.15560/16.4.84153029Nymphaea alba var. rubra Lönnr. (Nymphaeaceae): a new record for the aquatic flora of Kashmir Himalaya, IndiaAfrozah Hassan0Shugufta Rasheed1Anzar A. Khuroo2Ather Masoodi3Irshad A. Nawchoo4University of KashmirUniversity of KashmirUniversity of KashmirUniversity of KashmirUniversity of KashmirNymphaea alba var. rubra Lönnr. is reported for the first time from Dal Lake, Kashmir Himalaya, India. The taxonomic identification was confirmed based on rhizome, leaf and flower characters. A brief description and photographic illustrations of N. alba var. rubra are provided to validate the new distribution record for aquatic flora of this Himalayan region. A comparison of N. alba var. rubra with its allied taxon, N. alba var. alba, is provided to facilitate field identification.https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/53029/download/pdf/Biodiversitydelimiting charactersidentificatio
spellingShingle Afrozah Hassan
Shugufta Rasheed
Anzar A. Khuroo
Ather Masoodi
Irshad A. Nawchoo
Nymphaea alba var. rubra Lönnr. (Nymphaeaceae): a new record for the aquatic flora of Kashmir Himalaya, India
Check List
Biodiversity
delimiting characters
identificatio
title Nymphaea alba var. rubra Lönnr. (Nymphaeaceae): a new record for the aquatic flora of Kashmir Himalaya, India
title_full Nymphaea alba var. rubra Lönnr. (Nymphaeaceae): a new record for the aquatic flora of Kashmir Himalaya, India
title_fullStr Nymphaea alba var. rubra Lönnr. (Nymphaeaceae): a new record for the aquatic flora of Kashmir Himalaya, India
title_full_unstemmed Nymphaea alba var. rubra Lönnr. (Nymphaeaceae): a new record for the aquatic flora of Kashmir Himalaya, India
title_short Nymphaea alba var. rubra Lönnr. (Nymphaeaceae): a new record for the aquatic flora of Kashmir Himalaya, India
title_sort nymphaea alba var rubra l amp ouml nnr nymphaeaceae a new record for the aquatic flora of kashmir himalaya india
topic Biodiversity
delimiting characters
identificatio
url https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/53029/download/pdf/
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