Rediscovery and range extension of the rare species Diospyros truncata Zoll. &amp; Mor. (Ebenaceae) in the State of Manipur, northeastern India

Dhatchanamoorthy, Narayanasamy; Syed, Noorinsha Begum; Lokho, Kreni; Balachandran, Natesan

doi:10.2478/biorc-2021-0003

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Rediscovery and range extension of the rare species Diospyros truncata Zoll. & Mor. (Ebenaceae) in the State of Manipur, northeastern India

Biodiversity Research and Conservation

Volume 62 (2021): Issue 1 (June 2021)

By: Narayanasamy Dhatchanamoorthy , Noorinsha Begum Syed , Kreni Lokho and Natesan Balachandran

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|Dec 2021

Abstract

Diospyros truncata Zoll. & Mor. is a rare species rediscovered in northeastern India after seven decades. A new locality of D. truncata was found in the state of Manipur, which indicates its range extension. A detailed taxonomic description, photographs and location map of this species are provided for easy identification.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/biorc-2021-0003 | Journal eISSN: 2080-945X | Journal ISSN: 1897-2810

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Language: English

Page range: 1 - 4

Submitted on: Jun 21, 2021

Accepted on: Aug 11, 2021

Published on: Dec 30, 2021

Published by: Adam Mickiewicz University

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

Keywords:

Manipur,

Related subjects:

Zoology,

© 2021 Narayanasamy Dhatchanamoorthy, Noorinsha Begum Syed, Kreni Lokho, Natesan Balachandran, published by Adam Mickiewicz University
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