The rediscovery of Uraria lacei Craib (Leguminosae) after 67 years from India

Jahnabi Gogoi; Tikam Singh Rana

doi:10.3897/phytokeys.160.54237

The rediscovery of Uraria lacei Craib (Leguminosae) after 67 years from India

PhytoKeys. 2020 Sep 8:160:99-107. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.160.54237. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Jahnabi Gogoi^{1

2}, Tikam Singh Rana^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad-201002, India Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research Lucknow India.
² Molecular Systematics Laboratory, Plant Diversity, Systematics and Herbarium Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow-226001, India National Botanical Research Institute Lucknow India.

Abstract

Manipur is one of the biodiversity-rich states in the North-Eastern region of India, and it is also part of the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot with rich plant diversity and endemism. Recent field exploration in the area has resulted in the rediscovery of Uraria lacei Craib after 67 years from its last collection in 1952. The rediscovery of this beautiful species fills a gap in the current distribution knowledge and should pave the way for its immediate conservation and propagation.

Keywords: Fabaceae; Uraria; Biodiversity hotspot; Manipur; rediscovery.

Jahnabi Gogoi, Tikam Singh Rana.

Grants and funding

Authors greatly acknowledge the financial support by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), New Delhi (CRG/2019/003918) and Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi to Ms Jahnabi Gogoi as DST-INSPIRE fellowship (IF170235).