Taxonomy, Recollection and Conservation Implications of Aquilaria khasiana (Thymelaeaceae): An endemic and threatened species of India

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Published: 30.12.2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2017.27.2.14
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Agarwood, Community Forest, Conservation, Endemic

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Aabid Hussain Mir
Department of Environmental Studies, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong – 793022, Meghalaya, India.
Dilip Kumar Roy
Botanical Survey of India, Eastern Regional Centre, Shillong – 793003, Meghalaya, India.
Krishna Upadhaya
Department of Basic Sciences and Social Sciences, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong – 793022, Meghalaya, India.

Abstract

Aquilaria khasiana Hallier f. is found only in Meghalaya in India and was thought to be eliminated from the state. It has been recollected after a gap of 74 years from Mawsynram area of Meghalaya, northeast India. Detailed description, photographs, notes on distribution and ecology are provided here. Conservation measures for this endemic and rare species are also proposed based on the field observation.

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Vol. 27 No. 2 (2017): Rheedea

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Mir, A. H. ., Roy, D. K., & Upadhaya, K. (2017). Taxonomy, Recollection and Conservation Implications of Aquilaria khasiana (Thymelaeaceae): An endemic and threatened species of India. Rheedea, 27(2), 85-89. https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2017.27.2.14

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