<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The present article deals with the rediscovery of Jasminum parkeri Dunn (Oleaceae) collected from its type locality after a lapse of about 100 years. J. parkeri is a highly endangered and narrowly endemic taxon restricted to a small pocket in the remote mountain area of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh in the western Himalaya, India. In order to facilitate identification of this species, the plant description along with a brief history of its discovery, affinity with the other taxa of Jasminum, ecological notes, and pictures are provided. Subsequently, possibility of cultivation of this species in ex-situ conditions is also discussed.</p></abstract>

The present article deals with the rediscovery of Jasminum parkeri Dunn (Oleaceae) collected from its type locality after a lapse of about 100 years. J. parkeri is a highly endangered and narrowly endemic taxon restricted to a small pocket in the remote mountain area of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh in the western Himalaya, India. In order to facilitate identification of this species, the plant description along with a brief history of its discovery, affinity with the other taxa of Jasminum, ecological notes, and pictures are provided. Subsequently, possibility of cultivation of this species in ex-situ conditions is also discussed.

Rediscovery of Jasminum parkeri Dunn, an endemic and endangered taxon from the western Himalaya, India

Biodiversity Division CSIR -Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur – 176 061 (H.P.), India

Singh Biodiversity Division CSIR -Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur – 176 061 (H.P.), India

Biodiversity Research and Conservation

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The present article deals with the rediscovery of Jasminum parkeri Dunn (Oleaceae) collected from its type locality after a lapse of about 100 years. J....

Rediscovery of Jasminum parkeri Dunn, an endemic and endangered taxon from the western Himalaya, India

Published Online: Mar 11, 2015

Page range: 11 - 16

Received: Jun 20, 2013

Accepted: Jun 20, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/biorc-2014-0004

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