Rediscovery of Aponogeton lakhonensis A. Camus (Aponogetonaceae): a long-lost aquatic plant of India

Authors

  • Debolina Dey Angiosperm Taxonomy Laboratory, Department of Botany, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam 781014, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0048-8363
  • Shrirang Ramchandra Yadav Angiosperm Taxonomy Laboratory, Department of Botany, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra 416004, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6728-5483
  • Nilakshee Devi Angiosperm Taxonomy Laboratory, Department of Botany, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam 781014, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.7464.13.11.19632-19635

Keywords:

Rediscovery, Alismatales, freshwater, Dhemaji, Poba Reserve Forest

Abstract

Aponogeton lakhonensis A. Camus is rediscovered after a gap of 123 years from India. The detailed morphology of the plant along with a comparative analysis with Aponogeton natans (L.) Engler & Krause has been provided in this study supported by photographic illustrations.

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