Re-collection of the Luminous Lantern Flower Ceropegia lucida Wall. (Apocynaceae) from Assam, India

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Debolina Dey
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0048-8363
Manash Baruah
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3064-2605
Nilakshee Devi
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6007-4904
Jitendra Nath Borah
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4206-1066

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The present paper records the re-collection of an extremely rare plant Ceropegia lucida Wall. from the Golaghat District of Assam after a gap of 145 years.  A detailed account of the plant has been given to aid in its proper identification and further conservation steps.

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