The Rediscovery of Calanthe davidii (Orchidaceae) after 11 decades in the western Himalaya, India

The Rediscovery of Calanthe davidii (Orchidaceae) after 11 decades in the western Himalaya, India

Calanthe davidii, a rare orchid species was rediscovered after a gap of 119 years in the western Himalaya and it is also a new distribution record for the flora of Himachal Pradesh State.  Detailed morphological description, distribution, ecology and conservation status along with colour photographs...

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Main Authors: Ashutosh Sharma, Nidhan Singh, Pankaj Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2019-08-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Subjects:
conservation status
distribution
ecology
kullu
morphological description
orchid
Online Access:https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/5016
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spelling doaj-30d2dd4c28324a94874ab9d0d3b21d282020-11-25T01:38:08ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072019-08-011110143681437210.11609/jott.5016.11.10.14368-143725016The Rediscovery of Calanthe davidii (Orchidaceae) after 11 decades in the western Himalaya, IndiaAshutosh Sharma0Nidhan Singh1Pankaj Kumar2College of Horticulture & Forestry, Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry, Neri, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh 177001, India.Inder Bhan Post Graduate College, GT Road, Panipat, Haryana 132103, India.Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, Lam Kam Road, Lam Tsuen, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong S.A.R., P.R. China.Calanthe davidii, a rare orchid species was rediscovered after a gap of 119 years in the western Himalaya and it is also a new distribution record for the flora of Himachal Pradesh State.  Detailed morphological description, distribution, ecology and conservation status along with colour photographs of the species are provided.https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/5016conservation statusdistributionecologykullumorphological descriptionorchid
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Pankaj Kumar
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The Rediscovery of Calanthe davidii (Orchidaceae) after 11 decades in the western Himalaya, India
Journal of Threatened Taxa
conservation status
distribution
ecology
kullu
morphological description
orchid
author_facet Ashutosh Sharma
Nidhan Singh
Pankaj Kumar
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title The Rediscovery of Calanthe davidii (Orchidaceae) after 11 decades in the western Himalaya, India
title_short The Rediscovery of Calanthe davidii (Orchidaceae) after 11 decades in the western Himalaya, India
title_full The Rediscovery of Calanthe davidii (Orchidaceae) after 11 decades in the western Himalaya, India
title_fullStr The Rediscovery of Calanthe davidii (Orchidaceae) after 11 decades in the western Himalaya, India
title_full_unstemmed The Rediscovery of Calanthe davidii (Orchidaceae) after 11 decades in the western Himalaya, India
title_sort rediscovery of calanthe davidii (orchidaceae) after 11 decades in the western himalaya, india
publisher Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
series Journal of Threatened Taxa
issn 0974-7893
0974-7907
publishDate 2019-08-01
description Calanthe davidii, a rare orchid species was rediscovered after a gap of 119 years in the western Himalaya and it is also a new distribution record for the flora of Himachal Pradesh State.  Detailed morphological description, distribution, ecology and conservation status along with colour photographs of the species are provided.
topic conservation status
distribution
ecology
kullu
morphological description
orchid
url https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/5016
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