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Ceropegia omissa H. Huber (Apocynaceae:Asclepiadoideae) on the Verge of Extinction


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1 Botanical Survey of India, Deccan Regional Centre, Hyderabad 500 048, India
2 Environment Protection Training and Research Institute, Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500 032, India
3 Botanical Survey of India, National Orchidarium and Experimental Garden, Yercaud 636 602, India
 

Taxonomists seldom stumble upon rare species in explorations, and it is unlikely that they realize the rarity of the material immediately. At best, they could consider such materials interesting and call for greater scrutiny in the fixing of correct identities. One such collection was made while exploring the South Indian species of Habenaria Willd. (Orchidaceae) in Agasthyamalai hills, Tamil Nadu (TN), India.
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Authors

K. Prasad
Botanical Survey of India, Deccan Regional Centre, Hyderabad 500 048, India
P. Venu
Environment Protection Training and Research Institute, Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500 032, India
S. Kaliamoorthy
Botanical Survey of India, National Orchidarium and Experimental Garden, Yercaud 636 602, India

Abstract


Taxonomists seldom stumble upon rare species in explorations, and it is unlikely that they realize the rarity of the material immediately. At best, they could consider such materials interesting and call for greater scrutiny in the fixing of correct identities. One such collection was made while exploring the South Indian species of Habenaria Willd. (Orchidaceae) in Agasthyamalai hills, Tamil Nadu (TN), India.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv112%2Fi11%2F2189-2191