Rediscovery of Amomum kingii Baker (Zingiberaceae): endemic and highly threatened ginger from Sikkim, India
<p>The present report constitutes the rediscovery of <em>Amomum kingii,</em> a narrow endemic and Critically Endangered Indian ginger after a lapse of over a century from Sikkim. A detailed taxonomic account and colour photographs of the taxon are provided.</p><div> <...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
2015-03-01
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Series: | Journal of Threatened Taxa |
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Online Access: | http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1906 |
Summary: | <p>The present report constitutes the rediscovery of <em>Amomum kingii,</em> a narrow endemic and Critically Endangered Indian ginger after a lapse of over a century from Sikkim. A detailed taxonomic account and colour photographs of the taxon are provided.</p><div> </div> |
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ISSN: | 0974-7893 0974-7907 |