Notes on distribution of Acronema hookeri (Apiaceae) and Impatiens falcifera (Balsaminaceae) in Arunachal Pradesh, India

Rahul Kumar; Aashish Kumar; Vikas Kumar

doi:10.14719/pst.2278

Notes on distribution of Acronema hookeri (Apiaceae) and Impatiens falcifera (Balsaminaceae) in Arunachal Pradesh, India

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Rahul Kumar Environmental Technology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur-176061, Himachal Pradesh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4919-0744
Aashish Kumar Environmental Technology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur-176061, Himachal Pradesh https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3768-0276
Vikas Kumar Environmental Technology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur-176061, Himachal Pradesh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0312-8849

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https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.2278

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Acronema hookeri, Impatiens falcifera, New distribution, Tawang, India

Abstract

In the present communication, the distribution of two species, Acronema hookeri (C.B.Clarke) H.Wolff and Impatiens falcifera Hook.f. has been discussed. The latter is recorded here as a new distributional record, whereas the former is reported as the first authentic record from Arunachal Pradesh. Short descriptions, notes, and field photographs are provided to identify the species easily.

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Kumar R, Kumar A, Kumar V. Notes on distribution of Acronema hookeri (Apiaceae) and Impatiens falcifera (Balsaminaceae) in Arunachal Pradesh, India. Plant Sci. Today [Internet]. 2023 Oct. 1 [cited 2024 Dec. 22];10(4):52-5. Available from: https://horizonepublishing.com/journals/index.php/PST/article/view/2278

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