A note on the identity of the spikenard (Nardostachys jatamansi, Caprifoliaceae) based on DNA sequence data

ARPITA AGRAWAL; MANISHA DEVI; KIRAN DHIMAN; JEREMY DKHAR

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.578.2.8

Issue: Vol. 578 No. 2: 6 January 2023

Type: Correspondence

Published: 2023-01-06

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.578.2.8

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**A note on the identity of the spikenard (Nardostachys jatamansi, Caprifoliaceae) based on DNA sequence data**

ARPITA AGRAWAL⁺⁻
MANISHA DEVI⁺⁻
KIRAN DHIMAN⁺⁻
JEREMY DKHAR⁺⁻

Plant EvoDevo Laboratory, Agrotechnology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur 176 061, Himachal Pradesh, India

Plant EvoDevo Laboratory, Agrotechnology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur 176 061, Himachal Pradesh, India. Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201 002, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Spikenard Nardostachys taxonomic identity DNA sequence data Eudicots

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