Re-collection of the Luminous Lantern Flower Ceropegia lucida Wall. (Apocynaceae) from Assam, India
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https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.5053.12.1.15212-15215Keywords:
Cachar, Ceropegia lucida, rare plant, recollectionAbstract
The present paper records the re-collection of an extremely rare plant Ceropegia lucida Wall. from the Golaghat District of Assam after a gap of 145 years. A detailed account of the plant has been given to aid in its proper identification and further conservation steps.
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