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Volume 64, Issue 1, July 2022

Articles

Boesenbergia (Zingiberaceae): a new generic record for flora of Arunachal Pradesh

https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo/v64/2022/170800

Published 2022-08-02

  • Krishna Chowlu
    • ,
  • Akshath Shenoy
    • ,
  • Rohan Maity

Krishna Chowlu
Botanical Survey of India

Akshath Shenoy
Botanical Survey of India

Rohan Maity
Botanical Survey of India

Abstract

The genus Boesenbergia (Zingiberaceae) is recorded from North-eastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh for the first time with recent collection of B. kingii from Papum Pare district.

Keywords

Boesenbergia kingii , New record, North-east India

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Author Biography

Krishna Chowlu

Scientist - C,

Arunachal Pradesh Regional Centre, Itanagar

Akshath Shenoy

Senior Preservation Assistant,

Arunachal Pradesh Regional Centre, Itanagar

Rohan Maity

Research Scholar,

Arunachal Pradesh Regional Centre, Itanagar

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