Corydalis cashmeriana var. longicalcarata (Papaveraceae), an addition to the flora of Western Himalaya, India
We report Corydalis cashmeriana var. longicalcarata (Papaveraceae) for the first time from Kashmir, a region located in Western Himalaya, India. It differs from C. cashmeriana var. cashmeriana in having raceme with only two flowers, long upper petal and spur with deflexed tip. Detailed morphological notes along with photographs are provided to validate this new distribution record and facilitate the field identification of this taxon.
Authors
- Aijaz Hassan Ganie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8890-8050)
- Irshad A. Nawchoo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0755-5071)
- Tajamul Islam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4037-574X)
- Shabir A. Zargar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4758-554X)
- Anzar Ahmad Khuroo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0251-2793)
- Sameer A. Sofi
Institutions
- University of Kashmir (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Discover Plants.
- Published
- 2025-06-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s44372-025-00260-x
- Primary Topic
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University Grants Commission