Rediscovery and range extension of the rare species Diospyros truncata Zoll. & Mor. (Ebenaceae) in the State of Manipur, northeastern India
Vol. 62 (2021), Articles
Vol. 62 (2021)

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

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https://doi.org/10.2478/biorc-2021-0003
Published 2021-06-01
Narayanasamy Dhatchanamoorthy
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7568-1224
Centre for Conservation of Natural Resources, The University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences & Technology, 74/2, Jarakabande Kaval, Attur Post, Via-Yelahanka, Bangalore – 560 064, India
India
Noorinsha Begum Syed
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8641-9966
Centre for Conservation of Natural Resources, The University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences & Technology, 74/2, Jarakabande Kaval, Attur Post, Via-Yelahanka, Bangalore – 560 064, India
India
Kreni Lokho
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3021-9719
Department of Botany, Madras Christian College (Autonomous), Tambaram, Chennai – 600 059, India
India
Natesan Balachandran
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6396-3865
Ecology Department, French Institute of Pondicherry, Puducherry – 605 001, India
India
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Keywords

Diospyros truncata
rediscovery
Ebenaceae
Manipur
Northeast India

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Dhatchanamoorthy, N., Syed, N. B., Lokho, K., & Balachandran, N. (2021). Rediscovery and range extension of the rare species Diospyros truncata Zoll. & Mor. (Ebenaceae) in the State of Manipur, northeastern India. Biodiversity: Research and Conservation, 62, 1–4. https://doi.org/10.2478/biorc-2021-0003
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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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