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Lomatogonium cherukurianum sp. nov. (Gentianaceae) from Sikkim Himalaya
Author(s) -
Dey Sentu K.,
Maity D.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/njb.01378
Subject(s) - floristics , biology , taxon , phenology , gentianaceae , botany , ecology , taxonomy (biology)
Populations of an unknown taxon of Lomatogonium A. Braun have been found during floristic surveys in the alpine pasture of north Sikkim, India. Comparison with morphologically similar taxa ( Lomatogonium stapfii (Burkill) Harry Smith and L. longifolium Harry Smith) revealed that the new populations represent a species new to science, which is described as L. cherukurianum . Data on phenology, ecology and distribution of the new species is provided together with illustrations.