New distribution record of Sarcopyramis napalensis Wall. (Melastomataceae) from Garhwal Himalaya, Uttarakhand, India

Authors

  • J. K. Tiwari Plant Systematics and Palynology Laboratory, Department of Botany & Microbiology, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar Garhwal, Uttarakhand 246174, India http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9337-8269
  • P. Tiwari Plant Systematics and Palynology Laboratory, Department of Botany & Microbiology, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar Garhwal, Uttarakhand 246174, India http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5067-4239
  • Dinesh Singh Rawat Plant Systematics and Palynology Laboratory, Department of Botany & Microbiology, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar Garhwal, Uttarakhand 246174, India http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9554-4822
  • Radha Ballabha Plant Systematics and Palynology Laboratory, Department of Botany & Microbiology, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar Garhwal, Uttarakhand 246174, India http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7916-3667
  • C. S. Rana Dabur Research & Development Centre (DRDC), Dabur India Limited, Kaushambi, Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201010, India http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3048-0132

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.2818.8.5.8835-8836

Keywords:

Garhwal Himalaya, new distribution, Panichhoya forest, Sarcopyramis.

Abstract

Sarcopyramis napalensis Wall. is reported for the first time from the Garhwal Himalaya, Uttarakhand. A detailed description, phenology, distribution and figures are provided here.


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Published

26-05-2016

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Vol. 8 No. 5 (2016)

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