Rediscovery of Polygonatum tessellatum F. T. Wang &amp; Tang in Manipur, north-eastern India

Dhatchanamoorthy, Narayanasamy; Ravikumar, Kaliamoorthy; Balachandran, Natesan

doi:10.14746/biorc.2023.70.1

Abstract

Polygonatum tessellatum F. T. Wang & Tang (Asparagaceae) was rediscovered in Manipur after a gap of 97 years. Description, image, and current population size are provided on the basis of recent botanical explorations.

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Rediscovery of Polygonatum tessellatum F. T. Wang & Tang in Manipur, north-eastern India

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