Recovery of Globba wengeri (C.E.C. Fisch.) K.J. Williams, critically endangered plant species from Serchhip District in Mizoram, Northeast India

Lalnun mawia; Vanlalhruaii Ralte; H. Lalruatsanga; Zothan mawia; P.C. Vanlalhluna; H.S. Thapa; R. Vanlalpeka

doi:10.14719/pst.2020.7.2.700

Recovery of Globba wengeri (C.E.C. Fisch.) K.J. Williams, critically endangered plant species from Serchhip District in Mizoram, Northeast India

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Lalnun mawia Department of Botany, Pachhunga University College, Aizawl 796 001, India
Vanlalhruaii Ralte Department of Botany, Pachhunga University College, Aizawl 796 001, India
H. Lalruatsanga Department of Botany, Pachhunga University College, Aizawl 796 001, India
Zothan mawia Department of Botany, Pachhunga University College, Aizawl 796 001, India
P.C. Vanlalhluna Department of Botany, Pachhunga University College, Aizawl 796 001, India
H.S. Thapa Department of Botany, Pachhunga University College, Aizawl 796 001, India
R. Vanlalpeka Department of Botany, Pachhunga University College, Aizawl 796 001, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.2020.7.2.700

Keywords:

Mantisia wengeri, rare and endemic, Mizoram, new location

Abstract

Globba wengeri (C.E.C. Fisch.) K.J. Williams, former state flower of Mizoram, a rare and critically endangered plant species, commonly known as ‘dancing girl’, belonging to the family Zingiberaceae, is reported in this communication for the first time from Serchhip District in Mizoram at an elevation of about 1187 m a.s.l. It was found on moist, watery and rocky slopes. The plant is under severe threat in the natural habitat and therefore, further studies are required to determine life history and particular survival threats of this species.

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01-04-2020

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mawia L, Ralte V, Lalruatsanga H, mawia Z, Vanlalhluna P, Thapa H, Vanlalpeka R. Recovery of Globba wengeri (C.E.C. Fisch.) K.J. Williams, critically endangered plant species from Serchhip District in Mizoram, Northeast India. Plant Sci. Today [Internet]. 2020 Apr. 1 [cited 2024 Dec. 22];7(2):178-81. Available from: https://horizonepublishing.com/journals/index.php/PST/article/view/700

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