New distribution record of Slender Wild Basil Clinopodium gracile (Benth.) Kuntze (Lamiaceae: Nepetoideae: Mentheae) for the flora of Himachal Pradesh, India

Authors

  • Rimjhim Chandra Department of Botany, Government Degree College, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh 171005, India.
  • Mamita Kalita Department of Botany, Digboi College, Digboi, Assam 786171, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6909-1743

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.8972.16.7.25617-25622

Keywords:

Calamint, distribution, flora, identification, keys, native

Abstract

Clinopodium gracile (Benth.) Kuntze has been recorded for the first in the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. The study provides descriptions, illustrations, and photographs to aid in the identification of the species. The new distribution record has been entrenched upon investigation based on observation and verification obtained from herbarium, literature, and plant web databases.

Author Biographies

Rimjhim Chandra, Department of Botany, Government Degree College, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh 171005, India.

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Mamita Kalita, Department of Botany, Digboi College, Digboi, Assam 786171, India.

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Published

26-07-2024

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Vol. 16 No. 7 (2024)

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Short Communications

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