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Persicaria chinensis (Linnaeus) H. Gross var. Hispida (Hooker f.) Kantachot (Polygonaceae): A New Distributional Record for West Bengal, India

Asian Journal of Biological and Life Sciences,2016,5,3,260-262.
Published:December 2016
Type:Research Article
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Author(s) affiliations:

Payel Paul , Monoranjan Chowdhury*

Plant Taxonomy and Biosystematics Lab., University of North Bengal, Darjeeling, 734013, West Bengal, INDIA.

Abstract:

Present work spotted a small bushy habitat of, Persicaria chinensis (Linnaeus) H. Gross var. hispida (Hooker f.) Kantachot, a less known member of family Polygonaceae A. Jussieu on the hilly slops at Kalimpong of Darjeeling Himalaya of West Bengal. This weak annual herb is quite rare and recorded from its extended geographical area outside the Meghalaya and Nagaland of India and first time enlisted for the flora of West Bengal. The taxonomic features, ecological notes and photographs of the species are provided.