Gentiana saginoides Burkill (Magnoliopsida: Gentianales: Gentianaceae) rediscovered from Sunderdhunga Valley in Uttarakhand 155 years after description: notes on its population status

Authors

  • Dharmendra S. Rawat Department of Biological Sciences, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand 263145, India
  • Charan S. Rana Herbarium & Plant Systematics Laboratory, Department of Botany, H.N.B. Garhwal University Srinagar Garhwal, Uttarakhand 246174, India
  • Harish Singh Central Botanical Laboratory, Botanical Survey of India, PO.-Botanic Garden, Howrah, West Bengal 711103, India
  • Manish Karnatak Department of Biological Sciences, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand 263145, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.2934.8.7.9048-9052

Keywords:

Critically Endangered, endemic, Gentiana saginoides, India, recollection, Uttarakhand.

Abstract

Gentiana saginoides Burkill (Gentianaceae) was described by Burkill in 1906 based on a collection from Sunderdhunga, Uttarakhand by T. Anderson in 1857. The species was not collected after its type collection despite attempts by several workers in the past. A field survey in and around the type locality was conducted in June 2012 and the species was re-discovered after a lapse of 155 years since its type collection. The species is tentatively categorised as ‘Critically Endangered’ based on field observations. A full description and diagrams of the species are provided here based on new specimens collected.

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26-07-2016

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Vol. 8 No. 7 (2016)

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