Check List 12(3): e19506, doi: 10.15560/12.3.1904
Dactylorhiza umbrosa (Kar. & Kir.) Nevski (Orchidaceae): an addition to flora of India from Kashmir Himalaya
Gowhar A. Shapoo‡, Zahoor A Kaloo, Aijaz Hassan Ganie, Anzar A. Khuroo, Seema Singh‡ University of Kashmir, India
Corresponding author: Gowhar Shapoo ( gashapoo@gmail.com ) © 2017 Gowhar Shapoo, Zahoor Kaloo, Aijaz Ganie, Anzar Khuroo, Seema Singh. 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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Khuroo A, Shapoo G, Kaloo Z, Ganie A, Singh S (2016) Dactylorhiza umbrosa (Kar. & Kir.) Nevski (Orchidaceae): an addition to flora of India from Kashmir Himalaya. Check List 12(3): 1904. https://doi.org/10.15560/12.3.1904 |  |
Abstract
Dactylorhiza umbrosa(Kar. &Kir.) Nevski is reported for the first time from Kashmir Himalaya, India. A brief description, illustration, photographs of diagnostic features, and a distribution map is provided. Also provided are comparative characters to distinguish D. umbrosa from other species already known from Kashmir Himalaya: D. hatagirea, D. kafiriana and D. viridis. The species shows rare distribution in the alpine habitats of this Himalayan region and overexploitation for local use poses threat to the existence of this rare medicinal orchid species. Therefore, the documentation of this species assumes significance for devising conservation strategies and sustainable use in this Himalayan region.
Keywords
new record; taxonomy; rare distribution; conservation; sustainable use