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Rediscovery of Ardisia keenanii C.B. Clarke (Myrsinaceae) from Assam, India

H. A. Barbhuiya, B. K. Dutta, A. Kr. Das and A. K. Baishya

Published on: 16 March 2012

Page: 82 - 84

DOI: 10.6165/tai.2012.57(1).82

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    Abstract

    The paper deals with the rediscovery of Ardisia keenanii C.B. Clarke an interesting endemic and threatened taxon. It is rediscovered from Assam, India after a gap of about 138 years. A detailed taxonomic account of the species has been provided to facilitate its easy identification.

    中文摘要

    本文處理一種使人注目且特有的瀕危植物 – Ardisia keenanii C.B. Clake其再發現。該物種在消失後的第138年，被重新發現生長於印度阿薩姆邦。本文提供了詳細的物種分類特徵及描述以利其辨識區別。

    Keyword: Ardisia keenanii, Assam, Critically Endangered, rediscovery.

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