Vegetos
(An International Journal of Plant Research & Biotechnology)
Note on the occurrence of Periploca hydaspidis Falc. (Asclepidiaceae) from Jammu & Kashmir, India
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Naithani Harsh Bardhan, Kishwan Shivam, Sissodya Seemavati, Dutt Harish Chander
Short Communications | Published: 30 July, 2024
Online ISSN : 2229-4473.
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Distribution, n Periploca hydaspidisn , Chenab Valley, Jammu u0026 Kashmir
Abstract
Periploca hydaspidis Falc., known across India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, had its last recorded collection in India by T.A. Rao in 1958. After a hiatus of seven decades, the species was rediscovered in 2023 in the Upper Chenab Valley of Doda District, Jammu. A comprehensive description, accompanied by coloured photographs, has been provided for the first time to aid its identification. P. hydaspidis, a member of the Asclepidiaceae family, has been overlooked by botanists for an extended period of time. Only a few specimens of the species are housed in the selected herbaria worldwide. In India, specimens collected by Falconer are preserved at the Central National Herbarium in Kolkata, however, our recent collections have been deposited at two herbaria i.e. FRI, Dehradun and Department of Botany, University of Jammu, Jammu.
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Acknowledgements
Authors are grateful to Dr. G.S. Rawat, Former Director, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, for the confirmation of the identity of the species.
Author Information
Forest Botany Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, India
naithanihb@gmail.com
Forest Botany Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, India
kishwanshivam@gmail.com
Department of Botany, Government Holkar (Model Autonomous) Science College, Indore, India
seemaayushi.2005@gmail.com