Research Article | Published: 01 September 2016

Breaking Point Endemism of Ranunculus bikramii Aswal & Mehrotra (Ranunculaceae) - New Locality Reports from Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand

Prashant K. Pusalkar and S. K. Srivastava

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 39 | Issue: 3 | Page No. 263-265 | 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2016-4T6LC7 | Cite this article

Abstract

Ranunculus bikramii Aswal & Mehrotra (Ranunculaceae), a point endemic species from Rohtang pass, Lahaul-Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh is reported here as new record for the flora of Uttarakhand and Jammu & Kashmir. Furthermore, additional distributional localities in Himachal Pradesh are also provided recording wider distribution range with locally common occurrence for this Indian Western Himalayan endemic species.

Keywords

Endemic, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, New Record, Ranunculus, Uttarakhand, Western Himalaya

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Pusalkar, P.K. and Srivastava, S.K., 2016. Breaking Point Endemism of Ranunculus bikramii Aswal & Mehrotra (Ranunculaceae) - New Locality Reports from Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Indian Journal of Forestry, 39(3), pp.263-265. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2016-4T6LC7

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Manuscript Published on 01 September 2016

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