Rediscovery and range extension of the rare species Diospyros truncata Zoll. & Mor. (Ebenaceae) in the State of Manipur, northeastern India

Narayanasamy Dhatchanamoorthy (1) , Noorinsha Begum Syed (1) , Kreni Lokho (2) , Natesan Balachandran (3)

1 Centre for Conservation of Natural Resources
2 Madras Christian College
3 IFP - Institut Français de Pondichéry

Abstract Diospyros truncata Zoll. & Mor. is a rare species rediscovered in northeastern India after seven decades. A new locality of D. truncata was found in the state of Manipur, which indicates its range extension. A detailed taxonomic description, photographs and location map of this species are provided for easy identification.

Domaines: Systématique, phylogénie et taxonomie

Narayanasamy Dhatchanamoorthy, Noorinsha Begum Syed, Kreni Lokho, Natesan Balachandran. Rediscovery and range extension of the rare species Diospyros truncata Zoll. & Mor. (Ebenaceae) in the State of Manipur, northeastern India. Biodiversity Research and Conservation, 2021, 62 (1), pp.1-4. ⟨10.2478/biorc-2021-0003⟩. ⟨hal-03592038⟩