Open AccessBhutan Asiabell Codonopsis bhutanica Ludlow (Asterales: campanulaceae): a new addition to the Indian flora
Author(s) -
Samiran Panday,
Vikas Kumar,
Sudhansu Sekhar Dash,
Bipin Kumar Sinha,
Paramjit Singh
Publication year - 2019
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.4708.11.15.15079-15082
Subject(s) - flora (microbiology) , geography , habitat , campanulaceae , endemism , ecology , biology , paleontology , bacteria
Codonopsis bhutanica Ludlow, a lesser-known endemic species to central and eastern Himalaya, collected for the first time from Arunachal Pradesh, India. The species was previously known only from Bhutan and Nepal. The species is reported here with a detailed taxonomic description along with habitat image, a photo-plate illustrating different features and a map showing the locality in Arunachal Pradesh as a new record to Indian flora.