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A Contribution to the Flora of Kanchenjunga Biosphere Reserve, Sikkim, India


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1 Central National Herbarium, Botanical Survey of India, Howrah – 711103, India
2 Botanical Survey of India, CGO Complex, Salt Lake, Kolkata – 700064, India
3 UGC CAS Department of Botany, The University of Burdwan, Golapbag, Burdwan, West Bengal – 713104, India
 

Twenty two species reported here as addition to the Flora of Kanchenjunga Biosphere Reserve, Sikkim. Besides Rubus lasiostylus Focke reported here for the first time from Sikkim Himalaya. A comprehensive description, information on phenology and ecology of each of the species has been provided here for easy identification.

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Floristic Diversity, KBR, New Additions, Sikkim.
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Authors

Subhajit Lahiri
Central National Herbarium, Botanical Survey of India, Howrah – 711103, India
Sudhansu Sekhar Dash
Botanical Survey of India, CGO Complex, Salt Lake, Kolkata – 700064, India
Asok Ghosh
UGC CAS Department of Botany, The University of Burdwan, Golapbag, Burdwan, West Bengal – 713104, India
Bipin Kumar Sinha
Botanical Survey of India, CGO Complex, Salt Lake, Kolkata – 700064, India

Abstract


Twenty two species reported here as addition to the Flora of Kanchenjunga Biosphere Reserve, Sikkim. Besides Rubus lasiostylus Focke reported here for the first time from Sikkim Himalaya. A comprehensive description, information on phenology and ecology of each of the species has been provided here for easy identification.

Keywords


Floristic Diversity, KBR, New Additions, Sikkim.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo%2Fv61%2F2019%2F146248