Research Article | Published: 01 June 1999

Rediscovery of Hopea Canarensis Hole (Dipterocarpaceae) - An Endemic and Little Known Species From the Western Ghats of Karnataka, India

Kaliamoorthy Ravikumar and Gurinder Singh Goraya

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 22 | Issue: 2 | Page No. 179-182 | 1999
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-1999-ZXQAEW | Cite this article

Abstract

Hopea canarensis Hole has been rediscovered from the type locality after a lapse of nearly 80 years. A detailed taxonomic description has been given followed by local names, flowering and fruiting period, distributional data and specimens examined. A complete list of associated plants in different strata with important ecological observation is also provided. The major differentiating characters of the Hopeas in India, the history of the H. canarensis collected and described, etc., is also dealt with. A tabulation is given to distinguish two closely allied Hopea species and the taxonomical significance with updated literature has also been provided.

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Ravikumar, K. and Goraya, G.S., 1999. Rediscovery of Hopea Canarensis Hole (Dipterocarpaceae) - An Endemic and Little Known Species From the Western Ghats of Karnataka, India. Indian Journal of Forestry, 22(2), pp.179-182. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-1999-ZXQAEW

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Manuscript Published on 01 June 1999

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