Research Paper

Contribution to the Flora of Dihang Dibang Biosphere Reserve, India-I

Manas Bhaumik, Gopal Krishna

Published on: 05 September 2024

Page: 412 - 419

DOI: 10.6165/tai.2024.69.412

Abstract

This paper deals with two new species viz. Anemonastrum teetapurense Bhaumik & G. Krishna.; Callianthemum pathakii G. Krishna & Bhaumik and one new combination Anemonastrum obtusilobum (D. Don) Mosyakin, subsp. leiophylla (W.T. Wang) Bhaumik & G. Krishna. Beesia deltophylla C.Y. Wu reported first time from India. All taxa belong to the family Ranunculaceae.

Keyword: Anemonastrum teetapurense, Callianthemum pathakii Northeastern India, Ranunculaceae, new combination

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