Check List 9(3): 622-625, doi: 10.15560/9.3.622
Pterocymbium tinctorium (Merrill, 1901) (Magnoliophyta: Malvales: Sterculiaceae: Sterculioideae): new record from mainland India and extension of geographic distribution
Bikarma Singh‡, Dibyendu Adhikari‡, Saroj Kanta Barik‡, Arun Chettri‡‡ North-Eastern Hill University, India
Corresponding author: Bikarma Singh ( bikarma_singh@fake_email.org ) © 2017 Bikarma Singh, Dibyendu Adhikari, Saroj Barik, Arun Chettri. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Chettri A, Singh B, Adhikari D, Chettri
A (2013) Pterocymbium tinctorium (Merrill, 1901) (Magnoliophyta: Malvales: Sterculiaceae: Sterculioideae): new record from mainland India and extension of geographic distribution. Check List 9(3): 622-625. https://doi.org/10.15560/9.3.622 |  |
Abstract
We present a new record of the winged-boot tree (Pterocymbium tinctorium) discovered in the Khasi Hills of Meghalaya on the Indian mainland. With this record, the known geographical distribution of P. tinctorium is now extended up to the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas in Southeast Asia. The species was recorded from the tropical moist deciduous forests of Meghalaya. The habitat of P. tinctorium was characterized by the presence of surface lime-stone with karst topography. Future investigations should aim at identifying the factors responsible for the restricted distribution of this species so that appropriate conservation measures can be taken.
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