Rediscovery, systematics and proposed Red List status of Ledebouria junnarensis S.S. Rahangdale and S.R. Rahangdale nom. nov. (Asparagaceae) - an endemic species from the Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India
<p>A new name in the genus <em>Ledebouria</em> Roth is validated for <em>Scilla viridis</em> Blatter & Hallberg [non <em>Scilla viridis </em>(L.) Salisbury]. It is rediscovered after about 85 years of its first and only report. It is also redescrib...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
2016-02-01
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| Series: | Journal of Threatened Taxa |
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| Online Access: | http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2167 |
| Summary: | <p>A new name in the genus <em>Ledebouria</em> Roth is validated for <em>Scilla viridis</em> Blatter & Hallberg [non <em>Scilla viridis </em>(L.) Salisbury]. It is rediscovered after about 85 years of its first and only report. It is also redescribed on the basis of morphology, anatomy, cytology and assigned the name <em>Ledebouria junnarensis </em>S.S. Rahangdale & S.R. Rahangdale belonging to the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Hyacinthoideae. As this is a species endemic to the Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India, it is studied for threat status as per IUCN criteria & guidelines and assigned the status Critically Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii). Identification keys for the genera and species of subfamily Hyacinthoideae reported from India are prepared on the basis of reported and observed characters.</p><div> </div> |
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| ISSN: | 0974-7893 0974-7907 |