New distributional record of two species for the flora of Assam, India

Puranjoy  Mipun; Deiji  Narah; Bob Christie  Kutum; Jintu Sarma

doi:10.14719/pst.1584

Authors

Puranjoy Mipun Department of Botany, B. N. College, Dhubri, Assam 783324, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7247-8762
Deiji Narah Department of Botany, Joya Gogoi College, Khumtai, Assam, 785619, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5876-069X
Bob Christie Kutum North Lakhimpur Range Forest Office, Lakhimpur, Assam, 787 001, India https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1693-3422
Jintu Sarma Department of Botany, Guwahati College, Guwahati, Assam, 781021, India https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3936-3952

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.1584

Keywords:

Peliosanthes, Begonia, New report, Endemic, Assam

Abstract

Peliosanthes bipiniana D. K. Roy, N. Odyuo & N.Tanaka (Asparagaceae), an endemic plant and Begonia limprichtii Irmsch. (Begoniaceae) are recorded herewith as new distributional record for the flora of Assam. Morphological descriptions, phenology, taxonomic notes and field photos along with distribution map are provided for easy identification in the field.

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