Kukumseri: a home to Colchicum luteum Baker (Colchicaceae), a rare and endangered medicinal herb
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https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.8199.15.9.23925-23927Keywords:
Conservation, distribution, life cycle, population, threatenedAbstract
Colchicum luteum Baker (Colchicaceae), an economically and medicinally important threatened medicinal herb has been poorly investigated for its distribution, propagation, and conservation. We observed very restricted distribution of the species in Lahaul, Himachal Pradesh. The species were found in two locations only (Mailing & Kukumseri).
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