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Issue: Vol. 784 No. 1: 10 Nov. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-11-10
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.784.1.8
Page range: 95-100
Abstract views: 17
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A new species of Disporopsis (Asparagaceae: Convallarioideae) from India and Myanmar

Missouri Botanical Garden; 4334 Shaw Blvd; St. Louis; MO
Botanical Survey of India; Arunachal Pradesh Regional Centre; Senki View; Itanagar; Arunachal Pradesh – 791111; India
Center for Biodiversity and Evolution; New York Botanical Garden; 2900 Southern Blvd.; Bronx; New York 10458; U.S.A.
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh; 20A Inverleith Row; Edinburgh EH3 5LR; Scotland; UK
Botanical Survey of India; Arunachal Pradesh Regional Centre; Senki View; Itanagar; Arunachal Pradesh – 791111; India
Monocots Convallarioideae Disporopsis Eastern Himalayan flora Indo-Burma hotspot

Abstract

A new species Disporopsis is reported and described here from Vijoynagar, Changlang District, Arunachal Pradesh, India. A morphological description, distribution, habitat, color plate, and provisional conservation assessment are provided.

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How to Cite

Floden, A., Sahani, V.K., Armstrong, K.E., Pendry, C. & Chowlu, K. (2026) A new species of Disporopsis (Asparagaceae: Convallarioideae) from India and Myanmar. Phytotaxa 784 (1): 95–100. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.784.1.8