Two new distribution records of Strobilanthes Blume (Acanthaceae) for Assam, India

Sanswrang Basumatary; Nazrul  Islam; Sanjib  Baruah; Uditya Kumar  Borkataki; Tanisha  Chhetri; Moklesur  Rahman

doi:10.14719/pst.1685

Two new distribution records of Strobilanthes Blume (Acanthaceae) for Assam, India

Authors

Sanswrang Basumatary Department of Botany,Bodoland University,Kokrajhar-783370, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0703-7629
Nazrul Islam Wildlife Trust of India, Noida-201301,India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1362-6948
Sanjib Baruah Department of Botany, Bodoland University,Kokrajhar-783370, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7035-984X
Uditya Kumar Borkataki Department of Zoology, Gauhati University, Guwahati-781014, India https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2423-1949
Tanisha Chhetri Department of Zoology, Gauhati University, Guwahati-781014, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6753-1346
Moklesur Rahman Department of Botany, Bodoland University, Kokrajhar-783370, India https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7611-7844

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https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.1685

Keywords:

Assam, New record, Strobilanthes, Taxonomy, Ultapani

Abstract

Two species of Strobilanthes Blume (Acanthaceae), S. anisophylla (Wall. ex Hook.) T. Anderson and S. sabiniana (Wall. ex Lindl.) Nees are added as a new distribution records for Assam from Manas Biosphere Reserve. Detailed description, taxonomic notes, geographical distribution map and habitat are provided, accompanied by photographic images to facilitate easy identification of the species.

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03-04-2022

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Basumatary S, Islam N, Baruah S, Borkataki UK, Chhetri T, Rahman M. Two new distribution records of Strobilanthes Blume (Acanthaceae) for Assam, India. Plant Sci. Today [Internet]. 2022 Apr. 3 [cited 2024 Dec. 22];9(sp1):33-6. Available from: https://horizonepublishing.com/journals/index.php/PST/article/view/1685

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Vol. 9 No. sp1 (2022)

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