Dichocarpum adiantifolium (Hook.f. & Thomson) Wang & Hsiao var. meghalayense Murugesan, Mao & Chanu (Ranunculaceae), a new variety collected from the Mawsynram forests of East Khasi hills, Meghalaya, India is described and illustrated here.
Dichocarpum adiantifolium var. meghalayense, Ranunculaceae, New variety, East Khasi hills, Meghalaya, India
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Murugesan, M., Mao, A.A. and Chanu, L.I., 2018. Dichocarpum adiantifolium (Hook.f. & Thomson) Wang & Hsiao var. meghalayense (Ranunculaceae) -A new variety from Meghalaya, North East India. Indian Journal of Forestry, 41(4), pp.377-380. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2018-H3P689
Manuscript Published on 25 December 2018
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