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Notes on the Taxonomy, and Conservation Status of Geranium swatense (Geraniaceae) With a New Record From Himachal Pradesh, India

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT Geranium swatense Schonbeck‐Temesy (Geraniaceae) has been exclusively reported from Swat (Pakistan), Astore (Pakistan‐occupied Kashmir), and Gurez, Kashmir (India). The present study reports a new record in Pangi valley, Himachal Pradesh, based on N.C. Nair's specimen in 1964 and our recent collection in 2024. A taxonomic description, photographs, and a distribution map of the species are provided. A comparison of diagnostic macro‐ and micromorphological characters in G. swatense and closely related Geranium collinum is provided. The IUCN threat status of G. swatense is empirically assessed for the first time, showing the species to be endangered (EN) or vulnerable (VU).

Source: Feddes Repertorium

DOI: 10.1002/fedr.70005

Authors: Imtiyaz A. Hurrah, Dibyendu Adhikari, Aparna R. Shukla, Vijay V. Wagh

Institutions: National Botanical Research Institute, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research

Language: English

Topic: Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Human Resource Development Group, Science and Engineering Research Board

Awards: G1621238481, G568821573