Two Hedychium species Hedychium densiflorum Wall. and Hedychium wardii C.E.C. Fisch. have been collected for the first time from the state of Nagaland, India. Detailed descriptions of the species along with colour photographs have been provided for their identification and reference.
Hedychium, Tuensang District, Nagaland, India
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Manuscript Published on 25 September 2018
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