Research Article | Published: 22 December 2017

A Note on the Taxonomy and Typification of Eastern Himalayan Felt Fern Pyrrosia boothi (Hook.) Ching

Bhupendra Singh Kholia

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 40 | Issue: 4 | Page No. 327-331 | 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2017-LVULPY | Cite this article

Abstract

Pyrrosia boothii is a rare fern of Eastern Himalayan sect with a narrow distribution and listed under the different categories of IUCN. During British Raj in India this species was reported only from Bhutan. Though there are some collections from Sikkim but they remain unnoticed for nearly a century, furthermore, there is no collection of this species from Sikkim by subsequent Indian workers. Recently present author recollected it from Sikkim after the gap of nearly 125 years. During the typification Hovenkamp cited Holotype but the species was published with syntypes which is corrected here. In present communication history, collection, taxonomy, nomenclature and typification of this rare fern are discussed in brief.

Keywords

Article 9.5, 9.9 & 9. 17, lectotypification, recollection, Pyrrosia boothii

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Kholia, B.S., 2017. A Note on the Taxonomy and Typification of Eastern Himalayan Felt Fern Pyrrosia boothi (Hook.) Ching. Indian Journal of Forestry, 40(4), pp.327-331. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2017-LVULPY

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