Keywords
India
Manipur
Polygonatum
rediscovery
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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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The Ministry of Environment and Forests & Climate Change, New Delhi, for financial support under the Centre of Excellence project.
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