Addition of Melanoseris qinghaica (Asteraceae: Cichorieae) to the flora of India

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Published: 30.09.2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2022.32.03.06
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Asteraceae, Eastern Himalaya, IUCN, New record, Sikkim

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D. Maity
Taxonomy and Biosystematics Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata, West Bengal – 700 019, India

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Melanoseris qinghaica (S.W. Liu & T.N. Ho) N. Kilian & Ze H. Wang (Asteraceae: Cichorieae) is reported as a new record for the flora of India. A description, line drawings, field photographs of live plants, data on ecology and phenology are given. Its IUCN conservation status in India is also assessed. A dichotomous key to the species of Melanoseris Decne. found in Sikkim Himalaya is provided to facilitate their correct identification.

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Vol. 32 No. 3 (2022): Rheedea

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Maity, D. (2022). Addition of Melanoseris qinghaica (Asteraceae: Cichorieae) to the flora of India. Rheedea, 32(3), 209-214. https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2022.32.03.06

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