Dipcadi reidii Deb & S.Dasgupta (1978:69)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Ornithogalum reidii (Deb & S.Dasgupta) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt in Edinburgh J. Bot. 60: 552 (2003 publ. 2004)
Conservation Status
Last record: 1886 (Rawat & Chandra, 2014)
Rediscovered in: July 2013 (Rawat & Chandra, 2014)
Distribution & Habitat
Malipa, Kali valley, Eastern Kumaon (Uttarakhand), India
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Deb, D. B. and Dasgupta, S. (1978). Revision of the genus Dipcadi Medik. (Liliaceae) in India and adjoining regions. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 75: 50-70. [Abstract]
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Rawat, D. S. and Chandra, Satish. (2014). Presumed extinct Dipcadi reidii (Asparagaceae) recollected after 127 years from Uttarakhand, India. Rheedea 24(1): 1-4. https://dx.doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2014.24.01.01
Rawat, D. S., Chandra, Satish and Chaturvedi, Preeti. (2022). Threatened flora of Uttarakhand: an update. Journal of Threatened Taxa 14(12): 2230922328. https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.6330.14.12.22309-22328
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