Published online : 2012.03.16

2012 vol.57 no.1    pp. 82-84
 Title
    Rediscovery of Ardisia keenanii C.B. Clarke (Myrsinaceae) from Assam, India

 Author
    H. A. Barbhuiya, B. K. Dutta, A. Kr. Das and A. K. Baishya

 Abstract
    The paper deals with the rediscovery of Ardisia keenanii C.B. Clarke an interesting endemic and threatened taxon. It is rediscovered from Assam, India after a gap of about 138 years. A detailed taxonomic account of the species has been provided to facilitate its easy identification.

 中文摘要
    本文處理一種使人注目且特有的瀕危植物 – Ardisia keenanii C.B. Clake其再發現。該物種在消失後的第138年,被重新發現生長於印度阿薩姆邦。本文提供了詳細的物種分類特徵及描述以利其辨識區別。

 Keyword
    Ardisia keenanii, Assam, Critically Endangered, rediscovery.