Open AccessExtended distribution of Dipcadi concanense (Dalzell) Baker - a highly threatened plant taxon of the family Asparagaceae
Author(s) -
Anup S. Deshpande,
Amit Mirgal,
S. Krishnan,
S. S. Narkhede,
M.K. Janarthanam
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of threatened taxa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.264
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 0974-7907
pISSN - 0974-7893
DOI - 10.11609/jott.2403.8.13.9586-9588
Subject(s) - asparagaceae , threatened species , taxon , occupancy , biology , population , geography , ecology , botany , habitat , demography , sociology
Dipcadi concanense (Dalzell) Baker a highly threatened species is endemic to the Konkan region of Maharashtra State, India. Now, it is recorded from a new locality in Goa State, extending its distribution further southwards. A total of 10 patches of a large population were identified in the new locality with an area of occupancy of about 14,400sq.m.