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Volume 64, Issue 2, December 2022

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Three new records of threatened Ficus sp. (Moraceae) in a subtropical region of Tripura, India

https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo/v64/2022/172052

Published 2022-12-31

  • Smita Debbarma
    • ,
  • Biplab Banik
    • ,
  • Rupali Tripura
    • ,
  • Marami Mili
    • ,
  • Muktadhar Reang
    • ,
  • Sani Das
    • ,
  • Dixit Bora
    • ,
  • Badal Kumar Datta

Smita Debbarma
Plant Taxonomy and Biodiversity Laboratory, Department of Botany, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar-799022, Tripura

Biplab Banik
Plant Taxonomy and Biodiversity Laboratory, Department of Botany, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar-799022, Tripura

Rupali Tripura
Plant Taxonomy and Biodiversity Laboratory, Department of Botany, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar-799022, Tripura

Marami Mili
Plant Taxonomy and Biodiversity Laboratory, Department of Botany, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar-799022, Tripura

Muktadhar Reang
Plant Taxonomy and Biodiversity Laboratory, Department of Botany, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar-799022, Tripura

Sani Das
Plant Taxonomy and Biodiversity Laboratory, Department of Botany, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar-799022, Tripura

Dixit Bora
Plant Taxonomy and Biodiversity Laboratory, Department of Botany, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar-799022, Tripura

Badal Kumar Datta
Plant Taxonomy and Biodiversity Laboratory, Department of Botany, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar-799022, Tripura

Abstract

The new distributional records of Ficus caulocarpa (Miq.) Miq., Ficus sagittata Vahl, and Ficus subulata Blumeare reported here to the North-eastern state of Tripura. The taxonomic description with field photographs, distribution map, and habitat of the species are provided and assessed the present IUCN status for the geographical boundaries of Tripura state.

Keywords

Conservation, Fig, North-eastern India, Threatened

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Author Biography

Smita Debbarma

Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Botany, Tripura University

Biplab Banik

Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Botany, Tripura University

Marami Mili

PG Student, Department of Botany, Tripura University

Muktadhar Reang

Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Botany, Tripura University

Sani Das

Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Botany, Tripura University

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