Research Article | Published: 20 September 2019

First record of Rhododendron arboreum var. roseum (Ericaceae) from the Western Himalaya, India

Deep Shekhar Das, Sudhansu Sekhar Dash, Rajnikant Thakur, Dinesh Singh Rawat and Bipin Kumar Sinha

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 42 | Issue: 3 | Page No. 243-246 | 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2019-9TL0WX | Cite this article

Abstract

Rhododendron arboreum Sm. var. roseum Lindl. is known only from the eastern part of the Indian Himalaya so far. The present communication is a documentation of this taxon from Bhyundar valley (Chamoli, Uttarakhand), extending its distributional range to the Western Himalaya. Detailed morphological description with its phenological, ecological and distributional information is presented. Its conservation status and a note are also provided.

Keywords

Rhododendron, Leaf surface, Conservation status, Distribution, Bhyundar valley, Western Himalaya

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Das, D.S., Dash, S.S., Thakur, R., Rawat, D.S. and Sinha, B.K., 2019. First record of Rhododendron arboreum var. roseum (Ericaceae) from the Western Himalaya, India. Indian Journal of Forestry, 42(3), pp.243-246. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2019-9TL0WX

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Manuscript Published on 20 September 2019

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