Rediscovery of Madhuca diplostemon (Sapotaceae) - a threatened species of the Western Ghats, India, after a hiatus of 184 years

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Published: 31.12.2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2020.30.03.03
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Endemic species, Kerala, Kollam district, Madhuca, Sacred Grove, Sapotoideae

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S. Shailajakumari
Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala – 695 562, India.
E. S. Santhosh Kumar
Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala – 695 562, India.
A. K. Sreekala
Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala – 695 562, India.
B. Parthipan
Department of Botany, S.T. Hindu College, Nagaercoil P.O., Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu – 629 002, India.
R. Prakashkumar
Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala – 695 562, India.

Abstract

Madhuca diplostemon (C.B. Clarke) P. Royen, a threatened endemic species of the Western Ghats, is rediscovered in a sacred grove in Kollam district in Kerala, after a hiatus of 184 years since its first collection. A detailed description, photographs and relevant notes are provided.

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Vol. 30 No. 3 (2020): Rheedea

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Shailajakumari, S., Santhosh Kumar, E. S., Sreekala, A. K., Parthipan, B., & Prakashkumar, R. (2020). Rediscovery of Madhuca diplostemon (Sapotaceae) - a threatened species of the Western Ghats, India, after a hiatus of 184 years. Rheedea, 30(3), 383-387. https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2020.30.03.03

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