Angiosperms of India known only by type collection

<p>The paper throws light on the little-known angiosperms of India.  The present study has revealed that a total of 60 taxa have not been relocated after their discovery and are still known only from their type collections/localities.  For each taxon, details such as the current accepted botan...

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Main Authors: R.C. Srivastava, P. Lakshminarasimhan, W. Arisdason, M. M. Sardesai
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Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2015-06-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
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Online Access:http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2114
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author R.C. Srivastava
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description <p>The paper throws light on the little-known angiosperms of India.  The present study has revealed that a total of 60 taxa have not been relocated after their discovery and are still known only from their type collections/localities.  For each taxon, details such as the current accepted botanical name with authority, family name, habit with a few salient features, habitat, type locality or distribution with altitude and the collection period have been briefly provided.  These taxa are alphabetically enumerated in this paper with the hope that these may be relocated in future floristic explorations.</p><div> </div>
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spelling doaj.art-e52373cea4fa4a47a8225f58849ddfc22022-12-21T22:40:01ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072015-06-01787465747010.11609/jott.2114.7465-74701727Angiosperms of India known only by type collectionR.C. Srivastava0P. Lakshminarasimhan1W. Arisdason2M. M. Sardesai3Botanical Survey of India, CGO Complex, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, West Bengal 700064, IndiaCentral National Herbarium, AJCB Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah, West Bengal 711103, IndiaBotanical Survey of India, CGO Complex, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, West Bengal 700064, IndiaDepartment of Botany, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra 431004, India<p>The paper throws light on the little-known angiosperms of India.  The present study has revealed that a total of 60 taxa have not been relocated after their discovery and are still known only from their type collections/localities.  For each taxon, details such as the current accepted botanical name with authority, family name, habit with a few salient features, habitat, type locality or distribution with altitude and the collection period have been briefly provided.  These taxa are alphabetically enumerated in this paper with the hope that these may be relocated in future floristic explorations.</p><div> </div>http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2114AngiospermsIndiarediscoverytype localitytype specimen.
spellingShingle R.C. Srivastava
P. Lakshminarasimhan
W. Arisdason
M. M. Sardesai
Angiosperms of India known only by type collection
Journal of Threatened Taxa
Angiosperms
India
rediscovery
type locality
type specimen.
title Angiosperms of India known only by type collection
title_full Angiosperms of India known only by type collection
title_fullStr Angiosperms of India known only by type collection
title_full_unstemmed Angiosperms of India known only by type collection
title_short Angiosperms of India known only by type collection
title_sort angiosperms of india known only by type collection
topic Angiosperms
India
rediscovery
type locality
type specimen.
url http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2114
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