Cherrapunjee, Meghalaya, new species, northeast India
Abstract
A new species of the genus Pyrenaria (Theaceae) from Cherrapunjee-Mawsynram Hills in the Meghalaya State, north-eastern India, P. cherrapunjeana Mir, is described and illustrated. It is morphologically similar to P. diospyricarpa Kurz var. camelliiflora (Kurz) S.X.Yang, P. khasiana R.N.Paul and P. menglaensis G.D.Tao. Notes on distribution, habitat and conservation status of the new species are provided, along with a key to the Indian species of Pyrenaria.
Author Biographies
Krishna Upadhaya, Department of Basic Sciences and Social Sciences, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong-793022, Meghalaya, India
Assistant Professor. Department of Basic Sciences and Social Sciences, North Eastern Hill University Shillong-793022, Meghalaya
Aabid Hussain Mir, Department of Environmental Studies, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong-793022, Meghalaya, India
Research Scholar, Department of Environmental Studies, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong-793022, Meghalaya, India
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