Hoya acuminata (Wight) Benth. ex Hook. f. (Apocyanaceae): An addition to the flora of Nagaland, India

Ruokuonuo  Kuotsu; Limasenla

doi:10.14719/pst.3269

Hoya acuminata (Wight) Benth. ex Hook. f. (Apocyanaceae): An addition to the flora of Nagaland, India

Authors

Ruokuonuo Kuotsu Department of Botany, Nagaland University, Lumami- 798627, Nagaland, India https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8705-7525
Limasenla Department of Botany, Nagaland University, Lumami- 798627, Nagaland, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8610-258X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.3269

Keywords:

addition, Apocyanaceae, Hoya, Kohima, Nagaland, Northeast

Abstract

Hoya acuminata (Wight) Benth. ex Hook. f. (Apocyanaceae) is reported here as a new distributional record and an addition to the flora of Nagaland from Kohima District.

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Kuotsu R, Limasenla. Hoya acuminata (Wight) Benth. ex Hook. f. (Apocyanaceae): An addition to the flora of Nagaland, India. Plant Sci. Today [Internet]. 2025 Jan. 1 [cited 2025 Mar. 30];12(1). Available from: https://horizonepublishing.com/journals/index.php/PST/article/view/3269

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