Extended distribution record of two bellflower species of Codonopsis (Campanulaceae) from the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh

• Main Authors: Khilendra Singh Kanwal, Umeshkumar Lalchand Tiwari, Lod Yama, Mahendra Singh Lodhi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2019-07-01
• Series: Journal of Threatened Taxa
• Subjects: codonopsis foetens; codonopsis thalictrifolia; eastern himalaya; endemic flora; kyo tso wetlands; nagula tso wetlands; new record; tawang district
• Online Access: https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/4432
• ISSN: 0974-7893; 0974-7907

Codonopsis foetens Hook.f. and C. thalictrifolia Wall., two high altitude plants occurring at an elevation of 3300–4800 m, are recorded from Arunachal Pradesh State in India for the first time.  These species were collected from Nagula Wetland complex of Tawang District of the state.  Detailed description, occurrence, distribution, flowering and fruiting season, and picture pale  of the species are provided in this paper for their easy identification in the field.