International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-243X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 680

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A new locality record for an endangered tree species Pittosporum eriocarpum Royle (Pittosporaceae) in India

Shreekar Pant
  • Shreekar Pant
  • Conservation Ecology Lab, Centre for Biodiversity Studies, BGSB University, Rajouri, J&K, India.
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Sukalp Sharma
  • Sukalp Sharma
  • HPFS, ACF, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India.
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Virbala Sharma
  • Virbala Sharma
  • School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, India.
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Ulsheeda
  • Ulsheeda
  • Forest Research Institute(FRI), Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
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  •  Received: 29 August 2014
  •  Accepted: 06 February 2015
  •  Published: 28 February 2015

Abstract

Pittosporum eriocarpum Royle (Pittosporaceae) an endangered tree species is collected and reported for the first time from the Kangri, Dhamrol village of Bhoranj block which is quite near to Bhareri of Jahu road of district Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, North West Himalaya. This makes another locality record for an endangered tree species in the North West Himalaya. A detailed taxonomic description of the species along with colour photographs and specimens examined is presented in this paper to validate the new locality report and for easy identification of the species.

 
Key words: Pittosporum eriocarpum Royle, locality record, endemic and endangered tree, Himachal Pradesh.

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